Pulaski riot freedmen gathered at the door of the store, some eighteen whites rushed and shot at them at close range. They murdered one man, mortally wounded another, and injured four. No white was injured or prosecuted. The incident was investigated by the Freedmen's Bureau office of Nashville, Tennessee. In December 1865, white Confederate veterans had founded the Ku Klux Klan, a secret vigilante organization, in Pulaski. Chapters had been started in numerous other towns in Tennessee and other states. Members generally operated in groups and often threatened intended victims at night, trying to suppress black political actions and sometimes economic enterprises.
Casimir Pulaski woman by whom both are smitten, Kathy O'Hara (Sue Randall), who is also studying to be a concert pianist. Karl Swenson appears in this episode as Kathy's wealthy Irish father, Dennis O'Hara. Casimir Pulaski Day is a local holiday officially observed in Chicago, Illinois on the first Monday of every March. Andrew Bird released a song entitled "Pulaski at Night," painting a picture of "Pulaski at Night" and enticing a lover to return to Chicago. The song lyrics reference a picture postcard, likely an image of Pulaski Road, a major street in Chicago named after Casimir Pulaski. In 2005 Sufjan