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
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,