Johnny Lee Clary (1959–2014), Imperial Wizard in 1989 of the White Knights Organization but subsequently renounced his membership and became an ordained Christian minister speaking against racism and movements such as the Ku Klux Klan.
Eldon Edwards (1909–1960), Imperial Wizard of the KKK from 1953–1960.
Roy Elonzo Davis (1890-1967) Second in command of 1915 KKK under William Simmons, Grand Dragon of Texas under Eldon Edwards, Imperial Wizard of Original Knights of KKK 1958-1966
Samuel Roper (1895–1986), law enforcement officer turned Imperial Wizard of the KKK, from 1949–1950. He was preceded by Samuel Green, and was later succeeded by Eldon Lee Edwards.
^Martin, Douglas (17 February 2009). "Virgil Lee Griffin, Klan Leader, Dies at 64". The New York Times.
^Cunningham, David. Klansville, U.S.A.: The Rise and Fall of the Civil Rights-Era Ku Klux Klan. Massachusetts: Oxford Scholarship Online, 2012. Print.
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leaders, klux, klan, national, leader, klux, klan, called, either, grand, wizard, imperial, wizard, depending, which, organization, being, described, second, klux, klanwilliam, joseph, simmons, 1880, 1945, leader, second, klux, klan, between, 1915, 1922, james. The national leader of the Ku Klux Klan is called either a Grand Wizard or an Imperial Wizard depending on which KKK organization is being described Second Ku Klux KlanWilliam Joseph Simmons 1 1880 1945 was the leader of the second Ku Klux Klan between 1915 and 1922 James A Colescott 1897 1950 Imperial Wizard 1939 1944 Colescott dissolved the organization after it was hit with a 685 000 lien by the IRS Samuel Green 2 1889 1949 Imperial Wizard for 1 day Other Ku Klux Klan movementsJeff Berry 3 1968 2013 Samuel Bowers 4 5 1924 2006 David Duke born 1950 Virgil Lee Griffin 6 ca 1944 2009 Thomas Robb citation needed born 1946 David Wayne Hull born 1962 citation needed Johnny Lee Clary 1959 2014 Imperial Wizard in 1989 of the White Knights Organization but subsequently renounced his membership and became an ordained Christian minister speaking against racism and movements such as the Ku Klux Klan Ron Edwards Imperial Wizard of the Imperial Klans of America Robert Shelton 1930 2003 Imperial Wizard of the now defunct United Klans of America Louis Beam born 1946 Bill Wilkinson Imperial Wizard of the Invisible Empire Knights of the Ku Klux Klan from 1975 1981 Don Black born 1953 formally imprisoned white nationalist and Imperial Wizard from 1981 1987 Eldon Edwards 1909 1960 Imperial Wizard of the KKK from 1953 1960 Roy Elonzo Davis 1890 1967 Second in command of 1915 KKK under William Simmons Grand Dragon of Texas under Eldon Edwards Imperial Wizard of Original Knights of KKK 1958 1966 Samuel Roper 1895 1986 law enforcement officer turned Imperial Wizard of the KKK from 1949 1950 He was preceded by Samuel Green and was later succeeded by Eldon Lee Edwards Bob Jones 1930 1989 Grand Dragon of the United Klans of America in North Carolina from 1963 1967 7 Tom Metzger 1938 2020 Grand Wizard of the KKK in the 1970s Founder of the White Aryan Resistance WAR References Ku Klux Klan Extremism in AmericaArchived 2006 08 29 at the Wayback Machine Samuel Green Archived 2006 06 15 at the Wayback Machine Key Leader Profile Berry Jeff www tkb org Archived from the original on 2006 10 02 Retrieved 2006 08 09 CNN Former KKK leader convicted of 1966 murder August 21 1998 www cnn com Samuel Bowers Bio Archived 2010 11 25 at the Wayback Machine Martin Douglas 17 February 2009 Virgil Lee Griffin Klan Leader Dies at 64 The New York Times Cunningham David Klansville U S A The Rise and Fall of the Civil Rights Era Ku Klux Klan Massachusetts Oxford Scholarship Online 2012 Print This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items February 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leaders of the Ku Klux Klan amp oldid 1121364217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
