Who Was Huey Long Unjust?

"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." Huey Long was an American politician assassinated by Dr.Carol Weiss the son in law of one of Huey Long's opponents. He died two days later in the hospital on September 10, 1935. Huey Long is often forgotten about to most American's, at one point in time he was a large political leader wanted equality for blacks and whites, and free education for everyone. The assassination of Huey Long was unjust because he was working on a tax reform to get Louisiana out of the Great Depression and he improved public services; however some people believe he abused his power and did not respond well to critique. Before his death Huey Long worked on a tax reform in Louisiana. In this time America was in the Great depression where one dollar is equal to twelve dollars today. This helped families lower taxes. According to http://www.hueylong.com “By 1936, the average family saved more than $425 a year in living expenses (or $5,100 today)” (Huey Long’s Programs). Thats a lot of money they could spend on other things like food. This made it much easier on families. The reforms also brought …show more content…
Some of his opponents criticized him for not responding to hate. In the Mansfield News-Journal on the 15th of January in 1935 Leslie Eichel says, “What attacks can be made on a man who thrives on attacks?” (Eichel 4). This means he responds so well to critique that it just helps him win more people over. Also, according to her Long’s response to being called a dictator was, “That’s what privileged interests and corrupt politicians cry when their privilege is taken from them.” (Eichel 4) This shows he's unafraid to call out the government unlike so many other politicians. This is one of the few reasons some people believe he should have been