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
Casimir Pulaski Stevens released a song called "Casimir Pulaski Day" on his album Illinois, referencing Pulaski Day ("the first of March, on the holiday") as the day a girl dies of cancer. In "Gilmore Girls", season 3, episode 14 entitled, "Swan Song" and season 4, episode 16 entitled, "The Reigning Lorelai", there is a statue of Casimir Pulaski in the town square. In the middle of the season 4 episode, Nicole and Luke are seen fighting outside right in front of the statue. In the Season 3 episode of "The West Wing" entitled "Stirred", Pulaski is mentioned, and US President Jed Bartlett