Pulaski riot addition to the riot, whites killed blacks in other local incidents, and conducted campaigns of general harassment against freedmen and their sympathizers in the area. The riot was a demonstration of the KKK's growing power in Giles County, and the Middle Tennessee area. KKK members were said to commit more than 1,300 murders during the run up the Election of 1868. Most of the violence were directed towards blacks to intimidate them and break Republican support, though "carpetbagger" and "scalawag" whites were also targeted. Pulaski riot The Pulaski riot was a race riot that occurred in Pulaski, Tennessee, on January
Art Pulaski successful nationally televised PBS series of the same name. He co-founded PalCare, a model childcare center serving the families of workers at San Francisco International Airport. Pulaski has served on numerous gubernatorial panels and commissions on economic progress, workforce development and higher education. Pulaski has led the California labor movement in new strategies of political action and economic development. Since he took office at the California Labor Federation in 1996 the labor group has more than doubled in size. Art Pulaski Art Pulaski is an organized labor leader in California. Since 1996, Pulaski has served as Executive-Secretary Treasurer and Chief