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James Arnold Colescott (January 11, 1897 – January 11, 1950) was an American white supremacist who was Imperial Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Under financial pressure from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for back taxes, he disbanded the second wave of the original Ku Klux Klan in 1944.
A nonfiction memoir of the author's grandfather, Dr. James A. Colescott, the last Imperial Wizard of the original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc. The web page contains book previews, personal stories, photos and table of contents of the book.
MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 12 (AP)--Dr. James A. Colescott, former chief of the Ku Klux Klan, died last night in the United States veterans' Hospital at Coral Gables. His age was 53.
When James A. Colescott became the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, his first mission was to spread the ideology and actions of the Klan throughout America by creating the monthly publication, The Fiery Cross. The first, and possibly most important, goal of the
James A. Colescott, Imperial Wizard, second Klan, 1939–1944; Colescott disbanded the KKK in 1944. The third Klan (post–World War II)
ATLANTA, Ga., June 10 (AP).-- James Arnold Colescott, 42-year-old former veterinarian, succeeded Dr. Hiram W. Evans, one-time dentist, as Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan today.
James Arnold Colescott (11 January 1897 – 11 January 1950) was Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan from 1939 to 1944, succeeding Hiram Wesley Evans and preceding Samuel Green. James...
