Huey Long Share The Wealth Speech Analysis

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During the Great Depression, the gap in wealth between the rich and the poor was extremely high. Louisiana governor , Huey Long, a longtime supporter of wealth distribution, took to the extremely popular radio to address the nation to help at build support for his movement. The speech was promoting his “Share the Wealth” program which limited the amount of wealth a person is allowed to have and that reminding money would be used to fund programs for the poor. The program was never heard before and was saw as radical by 1930s standards. He also appealed to unions and farmers with his ideas of shorter work hours and no overproduction. The phrase “Every Man a King” implies that under his plan that everyone, included the poor would be supplied

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