Ku Klux Soda Fountain in Pulaski Tenn. August, 1868

Pulaski, Tn. is usually considered the birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan. In the hottest days of 1868, as a campaign of White Terror was sweeping the South, a candy store advertised that it had a Ku Klux soda fountain! Perhaps the only flaver was vanilla…

Pulaski Citizen
Friday, Aug 28, 1868
Pulaski, TN
Vol: 10
Page: 4

 

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