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Alan Beall- Audience



Huey Long is a man that loved to appeal to everyone and try to make everything fair for everyone. His audience was the general public. “I'm for the poor man — all poor men, black and white, they all gotta have a chance. They gotta have a home, a job, and a decent education for their children. 'Every man a king' — that's my slogan” (Long). He didn’t really care about the differences between people he just believed in giving people equal opportunity.

Huey Long Official Website. Long Legacy Project, 2010. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.

Alyssa Ancheta-Aim

Huey Long was the governor of Louisiana. "An ardent enemy of corporate interests, he championed the ‘little man’ against the rich and privileged” (Social). Long was a democrat who favored the people who were in poverty over the “rich and privileged.” Huey Long’s aim was very corrupt. His intent was to take money from the rich and give it to the poor. However, Huey Long was very focused on education. He made education more available and he enhanced financial aid opportunities so those with a lower income could go to school. Louisiana had one of the highest illiteracy rates and he targeted this by introducing important reforms (Huey). Many conservatives accused him of being a dictator, but his main intent was to help those who were in poverty. He wanted to help those who were unfortunate by taking from the wealthy. He was an important figure in education and towards those who are less fortunate.

Works Cited "Huey Long." //Spartacus Educational//. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013. "Social Security." //History//. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.

Josh Raymond-Historical


Huey Long live from 1893 to 1935, a time period where his most major influences took place while he was in both state and federal levels of government. During his time as a state legislature in Louisiana, “ Long was responsible for the building of badly needed roads and bridges, the expansion of state-owned hospitals, and the extension of the school system into remote rural regions. He also increased the taxes of large Louisiana businesses” (Columbia University Press). Soon after being elected to this position, Long became very popular among the common citizens of Louisiana for improving their lifestyles. Eventually though, some thought Long used bribery to have some of his legislation passed and was impeached but never fully convicted of doing so. Later on, in 1932, Long took the seat as a U.S. Senator and his most influencial and well-known project was “the ‘Share-the-Wealth’ program; it proposed a guaranteed family annual income and a homestead allowance for every family” (Columbia University Press). Along with this, he continued to make major changes in his home state of Louisiana, mostly in the state government system there. His time in D.C. and his attempts to give families a more equal amount of income across the country gained him a lot of popularity among the American people, even to the point of him becoming a potential presidential candidate. However, Long was assassinated in 1935, but his political ideas continued as his family remained as in important part of the state of Louisiana.

Works Cited Columbia University Press. "Huey Pierce Long." //Infoplease//. Infoplease, 2012. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.

Nicholas Thibault-Cultural


“Long was revered by the masses as a champion of the common man and demonized by the powerful as a dangerous demagogue” (Huey Long…) Huey Long was a governer for Louisiana, a U.S. Senator, and was going to run for president. It is not him that is really the important peace, but rather his work for the common man. Long was seen as the lower mans friend, and was seen by richer older folks as a threat to their way of life. Among some of his accomplishments were providing free education for children in Louisiana, providing work programs to build roads and bridges, and give people jobs, and during the great depression he encouraged the large business owners and rich people to share the wealth. Ultimately, he was a friend to the common man, and that is what makes him such a historical impact.

Works Cited //Huey Long Official Website//. Long Legacy Project, 2010. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.