Huey Long Part 1: Every Man a King

Huey Long
Written By Willem Conner

Cover Image: Governor Huey Long, photographed c. 1930

Closing Theme: "Every Man a King," performed by the Louisiana Ramblers

In 1928, a former traveling salesman named Huey Long was elected as the governor of Louisiana. Coming from humble origins, Huey's populist rhetoric had enabled him to win this election, but it had also earned him a fair share of enemies.

 
 
Willem Conner
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