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Huey Pierce Long Jr. | |
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| Born | August 30, 1893 Winnfield, Louisiana, United States of America |
| Died | September 10, 1935 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Political orientation | Populism |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Huey Pierce Long Jr., nicknamed the Kingfish, was a Statesian politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as senator until his assassination in 1935. He was a populist member of the Democratic Party and rose to prominence during the Great Depression for his criticism of FDR's New Deal. His policies were a revival of the earlier Populist Party.[1]
Long harnessed a potentially fascist cult around him and rose to the Senate of the US while maintaining an ally on the Louisiana government, essentially taking control of all government branches of Louisiana.[2] Some of his discourse and policies were well received by the Black community, so much so that Huey P. Newton of the Black Panther Party was named after Huey Long.[3] His positive relations to the Black community included his night literary classes that taught uneducated Black people how to read.[4]
Long planned to run against Roosevelt in the 1936 election but was assassinated before he had the chance. Although he was not a fascist himself, many of his followers embraced fascism after his death.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gus Froemke (2016-04-16). "If the fulcrum breaks: Donald Trump and the standard narrative" Fight Back! News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ↑ “Over the years Huey managed to harass the utilities, big oil companies, and Bell Telephone as a head of the crusading regulatory commission, and actually won several concessions from them. Using this position he managed to catapult himself into the governor's office in 1928. He built a pervasive political machine through patronage and survived the ill-conceived assaults of his arch-rivals, the New Orleans old regulars' machine.
In 1932 Huey secured the U.S. Senate seat in Washington, and through an obsequious governor, simultaneously ruled the state government. Louisiana had become a complete and total dictatorship. All three branches of government were controlled by the "Kingfish," and they functioned purely as rubber stamps for Huey's mandates. Capital negotiated directly with Huey.
By 1935 Huey was the single most influential political figure on the horizon. He had carefully nurtured a dynamic image through massive propaganda and national radio programs. He headed what was potentially the first mass fascist organization with a membership of over four and a half million.”
Lance Hill (1982). Huey P. Long: bayou fascism?. Urgent Tasks, vol.14 (p. 18). [PDF] Chicago: Sojourner Truth Organization. - ↑ "Biography of Huey Newton, Co-Founder of the Black Panthers" (2019-01-28).
- ↑ Huey Long: The Dictator of Louisiana