Franklin, Tennessee to use as field hospitals. The Carter, Carnton, and the Lotz historic homes are still standing from this era, and are among the numerous examples of historic architecture in the city. After the war, there was considerable violence in Franklin and the area as whites attempted to dominate the majority-black population and assert white supremacy. In 1866 the Ku Klux Klan, a secret organization made up of insurgent white Confederate veterans, was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee. Soon it had chapters in many towns, including Franklin, as well as chapters in other states. After Tennessee authorized African Americans to vote in
The Casimir Pulaski Foundation mutual benefit. Since its inception, the Knight of Freedom Award has been presented to: The Casimir Pulaski Foundation The Casimir Pulaski Foundation ("Fundacja im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego, FKP") is an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan think tank based in Warsaw, Poland specializing in foreign policy and security research. Founded in 2004, the foundation concentrates in its research in two areas: transatlantic relations in the context of security policy and research in the post-Soviet sphere of influence. Other points of interests include Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. The Pulaski Foundation provides strategic analysis and solutions for government policy makers, the private