Huey P. Newton

Huey Pierce Long Jr., also known as The Kingfish, was born in Winnfield, Louisiana on August 30, 1893 (Jeansonne 1). At the age of seventeen, Huey was a traveling salesman from, Louisiana, to Texas, to Tennessee (Simkin 1). At the age of twenty- one, Long went to get his college education from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans. In 1918, Huey started practicing his law career in Shreveport, Louisiana. He presented small plaintiffs against large businesses (Life & Times 3). Long made a…

Huey P. Long – As Illustrated by Ken Burns Huey P. Long was one of the country’s most illustrious figures not only in Louisiana history but also in American politics. He was a man who was hated by some and beloved by many. He was the consummate salesman – he saw a need and he filled it. A man of superior intelligence, he remained a man of the people. Huey lived his life on the run, filling it up with ideas and projects, programs and people. He seemed to know his time was limited and he…

Many observers believe that George Wallace was the present reemergence of Huey Long, while others believe that George Wallace was a populist who made his own decisions and differed from Huey Long’s approach of handling issues. Although George Wallace incorporated similar populist tactics of being opinionated and outspoken, Wallace was not a Huey Long. Wallace was his own entity, engaging in segregation politics that hindered the progression of the civil rights movement, playing off southern…

“Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlin, & the Great Depression”, by Alan Brinkley, explains the journey, ambition, and purposes of two of the most infamous and memorable political leaders of the 1930’s, Huey Long and Father Coughlin, during one of the most challenging and memorable periods of America’s history. The text expresses the struggles and adversities during profound economic depression and political hardship with the helpful, yet also hindering, part Long and Coughlin played in…

Nathan “Danger” Williams 11/9/16 Leading the Way A “Dangerous” Leadership Paper Huey Pierce long (AKA ‘The Kingfish’) was the Governor of Louisiana during the depression Era. Long was born in Winnfield, Louisiana, on August 30, 1893, to a poor farm family of strong religious beliefs. He attended a public school and eventually became independent at the age of 16 as a door-to-door salesman to save up money for College. In 1912, he studied law for six months at Oklahoma University, and…

She won it without the help of Huey Long. He was assassinated in 1935. She opposed Lend Lease, because she feared it could lead to war. She did much to help the grieving relatives of war victims once World War II was declared. In 1944, she lost the Democratic primary for her third term…

Jeansonne Glen’s biography “Messiah of the Masses: Huey P. Long and the Great Depression”. Glen doesn’t believe Long to be a saint nor a sinner; however, he does believe Long’s biggest priority wasn’t the people but himself. The author wrote this biography of Long as a young man getting his first start in politics, his campaign for governor, also his impeachment. In the book Messiah of the Masses: Huey P. Long and the Great Depression, the life of Huey Pierce Long is fully narrated and studied.…

leaders “possess extraordinary qualities in order to be widely perceived over a period of time as a bearer of them” and “furnish signs or proof of the exceptional abilities or qualities for the sake of which [their] followers [have] personal devotion.” (p.737). They possess a supernatural effect on their following that challenges the stereotypical norm. Tucker describes this following as a “master and a servant” relationship where the master exerts a strong level of domination over the servant.…

Huey P. Long once said “Every man a king, but no one wears a crown.” this was a man that truly believed that anyone could thrive. During his time in office as a senator and Governor of Louisiana, he had ideas to fix the current depression. He developed the “Share Our Wealth” program as a new welfare program for the country. He had a close connection to the agricultural community since he grew up on a farm as a child, and then rose to high status later in life. He originally used his power…

His soft touch rubbing against my body was slowly fading away. The sparkle in his eye was gone. Our conversations that lasted for hours now only lasted for seconds. The way he looked at me, touched me, and talked to me was not the same. We both started to feel an unfilled, unloved, uninterested emotion in our relationship. Having these feelings, we both put ourselves in situations that we knew were morally wrong. We not only hear it, but we also see incidents of disloyalty in relationships more…