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 …
TABLE OF CONTENTS In Memoriam – Mrs. James A. Colescott (“Nannie”) In Dedication – Julia Walker Kearse Introduction– 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 – …