Edward Young Clarke
| Edward Young Clarke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1877 Louisiana |
| Parent(s) | E. Y. Clarke, Sr. |
Edward Young Clarke was the Imperial Wizard pro tempore of the Ku Klux Klan from 1915 to 1922. Prior to his Klan activities, Clarke headed the Atlanta-based Southern Publicity Association. He later served as the president of Monarch Publishing, a book publishing company.
Biography
Early life
While it's not clear that Edward Young Clarke was born in Louisiana, it is clear that he grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. His father, Colonel E. Y. Clarke, Sr. was the owner of The Atlanta Constitution newspaper from 1870 to 1876, whose managing editor was his brother, Francis Clarke.
Activism
In the early 20th century, Clarke joined the Ku Klux Klan, which had been reborn in Atlanta. He then served as the Imperial Wizard pro tempore of the Ku Klux Klan from 1915 to 1922.[1] He devised the "kluxing" system of payments to the hierarchy within the Klan.[2][1] Along with Elizabeth Tyler, he helped to turn the initially anemic second Ku Klux Klan into a mass-membership organization with a broader social agenda.
In March 1924, he pleaded guilty to violating the Mann Act, after being arrested for a violent attack against a young woman who worked for him.[3] In 1940, he was arrested in Chicago for failing to pay a $600 hotel bill, cashing a $76 worthless check, and the failing to repay $600 he borrowed from a Chicago woman.[4]
Book publisher
He was the President of Monarch Publishing, a book publishing company.[5] In 1939, he published the novel The Flaming Sword by Thomas Dixon, Jr..[5]
References
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Anthony Slide, American Racist: The Life and Films of Thomas Dixon, Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2004, pp. 186-189 [1]
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