James Venable (Ku Klux Klan member)

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James R. Venable (born January 15, 1901 in Stone Mountain , Georgia , † January 18, 1993 in Lawrenceville , Georgia) was an American lawyer and the Imperial Wizard of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (NKKKK ).

Life

James Venable grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he spent much of his life. His ancestors owned Stone Mountain in Georgia, which became known as the cult site of the Ku Klux Klan from 1915 . Venable himself joined the clan at the age of 22 and was active in various claverns. After studying law , he became a lawyer and was Mayor of Stone Mountain from 1946 to 1949 .

From 1961 he represented the interests of the United Klans of America (UKA) as a "Legal Clonsul" , from which he separated in a dispute with their Imperial Wizard Robert Shelton . Instead, he founded the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in 1963, of which he appointed himself Imperial Wizard for life. He led the Klan as the UKA's strongest competitor until his wedding in 1975. With the usage rights to Stone Mountain, he was able to organize different rallies in which different clans were present. In the late 1970s, his clan's success came to an end as more militant and aggressive far-right groups such as the Aryan Nations gained influence. Despite his racist sentiments, Venable also represented blacks as a lawyer in court and in many cases also obtained acquittals. The majority of his clients, however, consisted of right-wing extremist and racist violent criminals.

Venable gave up the leadership of the clan in 1987, but remained Imperial Wizard until shortly before his death. In 1993 he named Railton Loy (pseudonym "Ray Larsen") as his successor. On January 18, 1993, Venable, suffering from Alzheimer's disease , cancer, and a lung condition , died in a Lawrenceville retirement home.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James VENABLE. Three-systems.com, accessed August 3, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Roger Martin: AmeriKKKa. The Ku Klux Klan and the far right in the United States . Rotbuch Verlag, Hamburg 1996, ISBN 3-88022-491-9 , p. 86 .
  3. ↑ a b c James R. Venable, 92 Leader of Klan Group. New York Times , January 21, 1993, accessed August 3, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Roger Martin: AmeriKKKa. The Ku Klux Klan and the far right in the United States . Rotbuch Verlag, Hamburg 1996, ISBN 3-88022-491-9 , p. 87 .
  5. ^ A b Church of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Southern Poverty Law Center , accessed August 2, 2013 .
  6. ↑ Roger Martin: AmeriKKKa. The Ku Klux Klan and the far right in the United States . Rotbuch Verlag, Hamburg 1996, ISBN 3-88022-491-9 , p. 89 .
personal data
SURNAME Venable, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Venable, James R.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Stone Mountain , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 1993
Place of death Lawrenceville , Georgia