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Part Two: The Grifters Who Resurrected the KKK

Behind the Bastards

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**Klan Cabinet - The Kligrap and 1924 peak revenue **

The Ku Klux Klan had a complex organization with peculiar titles. From the Grand Wizard to the Imperial Clonsillium, each had their role. The Klans worldwide operations were split into realms, each run by a grand dragon. At the bottom were ghouls organized into clavarins, headed by exalted cyclopses. It's like a bizarre fantasy world, but it's real. And financially, it was a pyramid scheme. Clan members paid initiation fees, annual membership fees, taxes, and purchased merchandise. Joining the Klan was expensive, and they generated millions of dollars in revenue, but only a small part was used for their operations.

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