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- | ===== Points of Divergence : Huey Long (1893-1935) | + | ===== Points of Divergence : Huey Long ===== |
Huey Pierce Long, Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American politician from the U.S. state of Louisiana. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies. | Huey Pierce Long, Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American politician from the U.S. state of Louisiana. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies. | ||
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Charismatic and immensely popular for his social reform programs and willingness to take forceful action, Long was accused by his opponents of dictatorial tendencies for his near-total control of the state government. At the height of his popularity, the colorful and flamboyant Long was shot on September 8, 1935, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge; he died two days later at the age of 42. | Charismatic and immensely popular for his social reform programs and willingness to take forceful action, Long was accused by his opponents of dictatorial tendencies for his near-total control of the state government. At the height of his popularity, the colorful and flamboyant Long was shot on September 8, 1935, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge; he died two days later at the age of 42. | ||
- | Huey Long is commonly used as a fill in for any fascist US scenarios, and as such could be considered an AH cliche. | + | ---- |
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+ | ==== Alternate histoy clichés concerning this historical character ==== | ||
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+ | Huey Long is commonly used as a fill in for any fascist US scenarios, and as such could be considered | ||
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==== My First Days in the White House ==== | ==== My First Days in the White House ==== | ||
- | Huey Long's posthumous fictional autobiography | + | Huey Long's posthumous fictional autobiography |
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- | ==== Timelines | + | ==== POD discussions |
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+ | ==== See Also ==== | ||
- | ==== Discussions ==== | + | // |
- | A PoD where John Garner is not a force in the Democratic Convention of 1932, and Huey Long becomes Franklin Roosevelt' | + | ---- |
- | *[[http:// | + | ==== Navigation ==== |
- | A discussion started by Ibn Warraq concerning if Huey Long ran for President in 1936 with Charles Coughlin. | + | **[[pods: |
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