Ku Klux Klan nomenclature has evolved over the order's nearly 160 years of existence. The titles and designations were first laid out in the 1920s Kloran, setting out KKK terms and traditions. Like ma
Kloran of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Kanada
Grand Dragon (later Grand Wizard) Dr. Samuel Green in Atlanta, Georgia, July 24, 1948, being flanked by two children during the initiation ceremony at Stone Mountain
Imperial Klazik, British Columbia, 1925. The name is derived from Klan and Cazique.
Leaders of the Ku Klux Klan
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The national leader of the Ku Klux Klan is often called the grand wizard, imperial wizard, or national director; varying depending on the specific Klan organization.
Ku Klux Klan titles and vocabulary
…four levels or "departments" of organization, above the basic level: Empire – constituting the whole area of the Klan's activities. This was led by the imperial wizard and his staff of ten Genii, as well as a grand schubladen (treasurer) and grand scribe, whose duty was to keep lists of the subordinate officers. The…
Hiram Wesley Evans, Imperial Wizard from 1923–1939