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The '''Knights of Mary Phagan''' were a division of the Ku Klux Klan who became infamous for their involvement in the lynching of Leo Frank on October 16<sup>th</sup>, 1915 as well as popularizing the now common Klan practice of cross burning. | The '''Knights of Mary Phagan''' were a division of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] who became infamous for their involvement in the lynching of Leo Frank on October 16<sup>th</sup>, 1915 as well as popularizing the now common Klan practice of cross burning. | ||
They were inspired by the film Birth Of A Nation and following the lynching many members of this group were brought into the second official revival of the Ku Klux Klan by then Grand Wizard, [[William Joseph Simmons]]. | They were inspired by the film Birth Of A Nation and following the lynching many members of this group were brought into the second official revival of the Ku Klux Klan by then Grand Wizard, [[William Joseph Simmons]]. | ||