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.
Pulaski, Iowa Pulaski, Iowa Pulaski is a city in Davis County, Iowa, United States. The population was 260 at the 2010 census. Pulaski was founded in 1856. It is named for Casimir Pulaski. The Pulaski Corn Show, held annually on a September weekend, is a citywide celebration with a parade. Pulaski is located at (40.696458, -92.272895), southeast of the county seat of Bloomfield and west of Milton. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Iowa Highway 2 passes through Pulaski. As of the census of 2010, there were 260 people,