Ku Klux Klan titles and vocabulary: Difference between revisions

[[File:Children with Dr. Samuel Green, Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon, July 24, 1948.jpg|thumb|Grand Dragon (later Grand Wizard) [[Samuel Green (Klansman)|Dr. Samuel Green]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], July 24 1948, being flanked by two children during the initiation ceremony at stone mountain.]]

In both prescripts there were four levels or "departments" of organization, above the basic level:<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nlhHAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Grand+Wizard+of+the+Empire%22 |title=Congressional Serial Set |date=1872 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |language=en}}</ref>

*'''{{va|Empire}}''' – constituting the whole area of the Klan's activities. This was led by the '''[[Imperial Wizard]]''' and his staff of ten '''{{va|Genii}}''', as well as a '''{{va|Grand Schubladen}}''' (treasurer) and '''{{va|Grand Scribe}}''', whose duty was to keep lists of the subordinate officers. The Genii, {{va|Imperial Exchequer}} and Scribe were appointed by the {{va|Imperial Wizard}}.<ref>Lester, pp. 136–137, 157–158</ref>

*'''{{va|Realms}}''' – while the role of Realms was laid out in the first prescript, they were only identified as [[US states|states]] in the second prescript. Realms were ruled by a '''{{va|Grand Dragon}}''' who was assisted by eight '''{{va|Squires}}''', as well as a {{va|Grand Exchequer}} and a {{va|Grand Scribe}}, whose duties were identical to those of the above officers on the imperial level. All officers were appointed by the Grand Dragon.<ref>Lester, pp. 136, 138, 155–156, 158–159. The states which made up the "empire" were [[Maryland]], [[Virginia]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Florida]], [[Alabama]], [[Mississippi]], [[Louisiana]], [[Texas]], [[Arkansas]], [[Missouri]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Tennessee]].</ref>