He was called "gran wizard".......like DC's NBA team........................they say he chose that for the to be clan......................in order to scare Blacks..................based on their superstious nature............circle...........like a circle of wizards or witches...

A TALE OF TWO STATUES - Dissenting Views

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Aug 15, 2017 - Picture The statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest in Memphis, TN. The Klu Klux Klan (from the Greek “kuklos” meaning circle) was founded by six ...

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(Ku Klux was derived from the Greek "kuklos," meaning circle, and the English ... It attracted former Civil War generals such as Nathan Bedford Forrest, the famed ...

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Jan 16, 2009 - Nathan Bedford Forrest, was revered and reviled both for his ... that they whimsically dubbed the Ku Klux Klan (from the Greek word for circle, ...

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May 6, 2017 - The name probably came from the Greek word kuklos, meaning "circle." ... Former Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest probably ... Forrest probably helped organize a statewide Klan structure during these visits.