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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Joseph_SimmonsWilliam Joseph Simmons - Wikipedia

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   William Joseph Simmons (May 7, 1880 – May 18, 1945) was an American preacher and fraternal organizer who founded and led the second Ku Klux Klan from Thanksgiving evening 1915 until being ousted in 1922 by Hiram Wesley Evans.

2. www.washingtonpost.com › news › retropolisWilliam Joseph Simmons: A preacher used Christianity to ...

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   Apr 10, 2018 · In 1915, Methodist preacher William Joseph Simmons led a group of white men up Stone Mountain in Georgia to burn a cross. The Klan, he declared, was born again.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leaders_of_the_Ku_Klux_KlanLeaders of the Ku Klux Klan - Wikipedia

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   William Joseph Simmons [1] (1880–1945) was the Imperial Wizard (national leader) of the second Ku Klux Klan between 1915 and 1922. Hiram Wesley Evans (1881–1966), part of a group that ousted William Joseph Simmons from the position of Imperial Wizard in November 1922.

5. www.britannica.com › biography › William-J-SimmonsWilliam J. Simmons | American colonel and preacher | Britannica

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   William J. Simmons, a preacher and promoter of fraternal orders who had been inspired by Thomas Dixon’s book The Clansman (1905) and D.W. Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation (1915).

6. gazette.com › life › the-preacher-who-usedThe preacher who used Christianity to revive the Ku Klux Klan

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   Apr 29, 2018 · Just before midnight on Oct. 16, 1915, Methodist minister William Joseph Simmons and at least 15 other men climbed Stone Mountain in Georgia. They built an altar, set fire to a cross, took an...

7. www.history.com › news › kkk-birth-of-a-nation-filmHow 'The Birth of a Nation' Revived the Ku Klux Klan | HISTORY

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   Aug 14, 2018 · The 1915 film by D.W. Griffith portrayed the Ku Klux Klan as heroes and influenced the revival of the white supremacist organization. William Joseph Simmons, a Georgia preacher, seized on the film's popularity to re-establish the Klan in 1915.

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   Who was William Joseph Simmons?

   • William Joseph Simmons attends a congressional committee investigation of the Ku Klux Klan in 1921. (Library of Congress) It was approaching midnight on Oct. 16, 1915, when Methodist preacher William Joseph Simmons and at least 15 other men climbed Stone Mountain in Georgia.

   The preacher who used Christianity to revive the Ku Klux Klan

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   When did William Joseph Simmons start the Klan?

   • April 9, 1965. An itinerant Methodist preacher named William Joseph Simmons started up the Klan again in Atlanta in 1915. Simmons, an ascetic-looking man, was a fetishist on fraternal organizations. He was already a "colonel" in the Woodmen of the World, but he decided to build an organization all his own.

   William Joseph Simmons - Wikipedia

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   Did William Joseph Simmons attend a congressional committee investigating the Ku Klux Klan?

   • William Joseph Simmons attends a congressional committee investigating the Ku Klux Klan in 1921. MUST CREDIT: Library of Congress. Meeting of the KKK, probably in Portland, Ore., in the 1920s. MUST CREDIT: Oregon Historical Society. William Joseph Simmons attends a congressional committee investigating the Ku Klux Klan in 1921.

   The preacher who used Christianity to revive the Ku Klux Klan

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   How did Simmons affect the Klan?

   • Congressional hearings ended with no direct consequences for the Klan, although Simmons lost his influence. Having increased his own network of influence, Hiram Wesley Evans succeeded Simmons in the position of the Imperial Wizard in November 1922. Simmons was at the same time elected Emperor for life.

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9. rethinkingviolence.com › exhibits › showWilliam Joseph Simmons, father of Dragons · The Knights of ...

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   Learn about the life and legacy of William Joseph Simmons, the founder of the second Ku Klux Klan in 1915. Explore his childhood, military service, religious career, and controversial vision of the Klan.