The LAST WIZARD A Grandson’s Journey A Fiery Cross, A Lost Legacy and Redemption By Will James Shephard Grandson of Dr. James A. Colescott Last Imperial Wizard of the Knights of The Ku Klux Klan, Inc. The Last Wizard A Grandson’s Journey – A Fiery Cross, A Lost Legacy and Redemption is a nonfiction memoir …
His grandfather marched in D.C. with the Klan in 1925 and later ran it The grandson of James A. Colescott, a former Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, wrestles with his family history. August 30, 2025 By Omari Daniels In 1965, when he was 16 years old, Will James Shephard learned …
The picture above was likely the last picture of my grandfather, the former and last Imperial Wizard of the original national Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc. with me shortly before his sudden death on January 11, 1950, at the age of 53. I am so grateful to have found these few pictures. …
In Loving Memoriam Words Will Never Be Enough Mrs. James A. Colescott “Nannie” My Grandmother 1897- 1987 You gave me Hope. I miss you more than you can imagine. You inspired me with your very presence. You wrapped me in tender affection. You tried so hard to keep me safe. You showed me that Pure …
In Loving Dedication Julia Walker Kearse 1903 – 1993 Julia, here we are again. I miss and love you more than you could know. Thank you for loving me the way you did. Remember when a bad Florida thunderstorm would appear, and Grandmama would have us sit in silence together waiting for it to pass. …
TABLE OF CONTENTS In Memoriam – Mrs. James A. Colescott (“Nannie”) In Dedication – Julia Walker Kearse Prologue – My Long Journey Home PART I: Atlanta – Time of Reckoning for the Great Second Klan Chapter 1: Hiram Evans & James Colescott – A Bond Forged In Loyalty Rewarded by Power Chapter 2: Atlanta 1939 …
My Long Journey Home My journey home is somewhat metaphorical since there is no physical structure remaining of my family to return to nor are any of my Klan birth family alive. Rather, it is a journey of the heart and soul and a search for redemption for the ones I love and for myself. …
Pictured here is a general view of the resurrected and revitalized Knights of The Ku Klux Klan, Inc. (Second Klan) parade along Pennsylvania Avenue. Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans is seen sans hood in the center just two years after he seized power from Imperial Wizard Joseph Simmons. It was estimated that nearly sixty thousand Klansmen …
Ku Klux Klan Massive March on Washington, DC August 8, 1925 Read More »
[Colescott Collection: Atlanta History Center] James Colescott Grand Dragon of Ohio and Imperial Legate (Representative) for the greater Midwest, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania and Kentucky on behalf of Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans.
My Maternal Klan Family After My Grandfather’s Sudden Death My mother, Phyliss Colescott to the left, the author as a young “Jimmy”, my grandmother, Mrs. Helen C. Colescott and my grandfather’s dog Duke at Lake Burton, Georgia a favorite of the old Klan leadership. Taken in the late summer of 1951 just after our completion …