Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
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The Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan is the title historically used for the national leader of the white supremacist terrorist organization the Ku Klux Klan.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
leadership title
ⓘ
title in extremist organization ⓘ |
| appliesToOrganizationType |
hate group
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terrorist organization ⓘ white supremacist organization ⓘ |
| associatedIdeology |
antisemitism
ⓘ
far-right extremism ⓘ nativism ⓘ racism ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
domestic terrorism
ⓘ
intimidation of African Americans ⓘ lynching ⓘ political violence ⓘ racial terrorism in the United States ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
U.S. government officials
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil rights organizations ⓘ human rights organizations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genderExpectation | male ⓘ |
| hasNegativeImpactOn |
civil rights
ⓘ
public safety ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| higherThan |
Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
20th-century Ku Klux Klan
ⓘ
Reconstruction era Ku Klux Klan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| linkedToCriminalActivity |
acts of domestic terrorism
ⓘ
hate crimes ⓘ violent intimidation ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
David Duke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiram Wesley Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Bedford Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ William Joseph Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfOrganizationalStructure | hierarchy of the Ku Klux Klan ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
membership expansion policies
ⓘ
national coordination of Klan activities ⓘ overall strategy of the Ku Klux Klan ⓘ propaganda direction ⓘ |
| roleInOrganization |
national leader
ⓘ
supreme leader ⓘ |
| symbolism |
mythologized magical authority
ⓘ
secret-society style hierarchy ⓘ |
| usedBy | Ku Klux Klan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan