▁continued ▁to ▁operate , ▁thus ▁st aging ▁the ▁K lan ' s ▁com eb ack ▁and ▁third ▁re - organ ization ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Green , ▁an ▁Atlanta ▁obst et ric ian , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Al ready ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁anth rop ologist ▁H . ▁Sc ud der ▁Me ke el ▁had ▁expressed ▁concerns ▁that ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁could ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁" rev ival ▁in ▁full ▁force " ▁of ▁the ▁K lan . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Col esc ott ▁retired ▁to ▁Miami . ▁He ▁remained ▁bitter ▁about ▁his ▁forced ▁ret irement , ▁and ▁bl amed ▁" n igger - lo ver " ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁and ▁" that ▁Jew " ▁Henry ▁M org enth au , ▁Jr . ▁for ▁the ▁down fall ▁of ▁the ▁K lan . ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁statement , ▁Col esc ott ▁declared , ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁people ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁men ▁Category : De ath ▁in ▁Florida ▁Category : K u ▁Kl ux ▁K lan ▁members ▁Category : L ead ers ▁of ▁organizations ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Cor al ▁G ables , ▁Florida ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Miami ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ter re ▁Ha ute , ▁Indiana ▁ ▁pa : <0xE0>