The Pulaski Race Riot occurred in Pulaski, Tennessee on January 7, 1868, when local whites shot, and killed or wounded, six African American men.  The origin of the riot was a conflict that began with two men with the same first name: Calvin Carter, black, and Calvin Lambeth (or Lamberth), white.  During the previous summer, Carter and Lambeth had a disagreement while transacting business.  According to The Pulaski Citizen, the dispute ended when Lambeth “thought it proper to expel [Carter] from the house with a kick.” Continue reading Revisit: PULASKI, TENNESSEE RACE RIOT, 1868