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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.
- May 7, 1880, Harpersville, Alabama
- Hiram Wesley Evans
- May 18, 1945 (aged 65), Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 10, 2018 · William Joseph Simmons: A preacher used Christianity to revive the Ku Klux Klan - The Washington Post. Advertisement. This article was published more than 6 years ago. Retropolis. The...
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...
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Aug 14, 2018 · William Joseph Simmons is considered to be the founder of the 1915 modern Ku Klux Klan. While recovering from a car accident, the local preacher in Georgia followed the Birth of a Nation’s...
Apr 10, 2018 · 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. They built an altar, set fire to a...
Nov 25, 2015 · The burning fiery cross was lit by William Joseph Simmons, an Atlanta man who, Hudson says, was a failure before he came up with the idea to revive the Klan, a group that had disappeared decades before. Simmons planned the ceremony in strange detail: “Simmons had a sword, civil war saber,” Hudson said. “There were various texts.
Apr 29, 2018 · SHARES. 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 oath of allegiance to the “Invisible Empire” and announced the revival of the Ku Klux Klan.
