Grand Wizard

Grand Wizard was the title given to the leader of the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan which existed from 1866 to 1871.[1]

In 1915, the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was created, initially as a fraternal organization. The highest-ranking leader of the latter organization was the Imperial Wizard. National officers were "Imperial" officers. State or "Realm" officers were "Grand" officers. A "Grand Dragon", for example, was the highest ranking Klansman in a given state.

Following World War II, dozens of people have assumed the "Wizard" title as leaders of the numerous, independent, Klan-oriented organizations that have existed since then, most of which lack historical significance.

Grand or Imperial Wizards

This list excludes those of post-war, independent factions.

References

  1. ^ Quarles, Chester L. (1999). "Appendix I". The Ku Klux Klan and related American racialist and antisemitic organizations: a history and analysis. McFarland. ISBN 078640647X. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fhcnmDIQOW8C&pg=PA196#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
  2. ^ Wade, Wyn Craig (1998). The fiery cross: the Ku Klux Klan in America. Oxford University Press US. ISBN 0195123573. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6O_XYBMhNYAC&pg=PA40. 
  3. ^ Wade, p.144
  4. ^ Wade, p.188
  5. ^ Wade, p.272