About: Samuel Roper (Ku Klux Klan)

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Samuel W. Roper (April 10, 1895 – March 1, 1986) was an American law enforcement official and Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Roper was an Atlanta, Georgia police officer and the second Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. After leaving law enforcement in 1949, Roper succeeded Samuel Green as Imperial Wizard of the KKK, and held that position until 1950. His successor was Eldon Edwards. He has also been directly implicated in the September 12, 1936 lynching and murder of Thomas Finch in Atlanta, Georgia.

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