Associated Klans of America
Associated Klans of America was colloquially known as the "Old Klan" in the 1950s because of its direct lineage from the Association of Georgia Klans and the orginal twentieth century Klan founded in 1915 as the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. All three had their headquarters in Atlanta.
The group continued to be headed by Samuel W. Roper a former Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.