mˈʌlᵻnz səpˈoːɹt ʌv blˈæk sˈʌfɹɪdʒ ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪvz ʌvðə ɹˈædɪkəl ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz mˌeɪd hˌɪm ɐ tˈɑːɹɡɪt ʌvðə bˈɜːdʒənɪŋ kˈuː klˈʌks klˈæn.
Mullins' support of black suffrage and other initiatives of the Radical Republicans made him a target of the burgeoning Ku Klux Klan.