The Second Ku Klux Klan. The second coming of the kkk: The klan didn’t start as a political force, but as a lark.

In a lot of states the klan had a large amount of political power, but after a series of sex scandals, that power was greatly reduced. Although the first klan had been, by any standard, a lawless terrorist organization, the passage of time had imbued it with a romantic aura that appealed to the racist sensibilities of many white americans in the early. The national leader of the ku klux klan is called either a grand wizard or an imperial wizard, depending on which kkk organization is being described.