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Rated by Participant: 26DF93CAD593F45D00A2B78BCBB8C851BA31E6E6EED9CCB8CF13BD92A661597A
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Robert Byrd was not a Grand Wizard in the Ku Klux Klan. A Grand Wizard is typically a national leader. Byrd was a local KKK official and recruiter, holding the position of Exalted Cyclops. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/18/AR2005061801105_pf.html#:~:text=When%20it%20came%20time%20to%20choose%20the%20%22Exalted%20Cyclops%2C%22%20the%20top%20officer%20in%20the%20local%20Klan%20unit%2C%20Byrd%20won%20unanimously https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-byrd-eulogy-biden-kkk-grand/fact-checkrobert-byrdeulogized-by-joe-bidenat-funeralwas-notkkkgrandwizard-idUSKBN26S2EE https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/fryer/files/hatred_and_profits_under_the_hood_of_the_ku_klux_klan.pdf https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan_titles_and_vocabulary
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