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'''Anti-Longism''' refers to the broad ideology, traits, and characteristics held by a coalition of political forces within the Louisiana Democratic Party<ref group=note>Louisiana was in effect a one-party state in the Jim Crow era due to the state constitution of 1898 disenfranchising blacks who comprised most of the Republican Party base.</ref> opposed to [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], and his ideology—dubbed "'''[[Longism]]'''." Anti-Longites included the [[New Orleans]]–situated "Old Regular" remnant of the Regular Democratic Organization,<ref name=thebigsleazy>Kolbert, Elizabeth (June 4, 2006). [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/06/12/the-big-sleazy The Big Sleazy]. ''The New Yorker''. Retrieved May 30, 2023.</ref> and were a powerful influence in the more Catholic Southern Louisiana where fomenting reformist sentiment created organized opposition to the Long Machine. | '''Anti-Longism''' refers to the broad ideology, traits, and characteristics held by a coalition of political forces within the Louisiana Democratic Party<ref group=note>Louisiana was in effect a one-party state in the Jim Crow era due to the state constitution of 1898 disenfranchising blacks who comprised most of the Republican Party base.</ref> opposed to [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], and his ideology—dubbed "'''[[Longism]]'''." Anti-Longites included the [[New Orleans]]–situated "Old Regular" remnant of the Regular Democratic Organization,<ref name=thebigsleazy>Kolbert, Elizabeth (June 4, 2006). [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/06/12/the-big-sleazy The Big Sleazy]. ''The New Yorker''. Retrieved May 30, 2023.</ref> and were a powerful influence in the more Catholic Southern Louisiana where fomenting reformist sentiment created organized opposition to the Long Machine. | ||
| − | As governor of Louisiana, Long, a left-wing machine politician, was a shrewd leader though flagrantly corrupt and denounced by some observers as | + | As governor of Louisiana, Long, a left-wing machine politician, was a shrewd leader though flagrantly corrupt and denounced by some observers as [[fascist]]ic in his totalitarian rule.<ref name=thebigsleazy/> Several years following his assassination,<ref group=note>While generally concurred that Carl A. Weiss, Sr., was principally responsible for assassinating Long, anti-Longites argue that "the Kingfish" was actually killed (accidentally) by his own bodyguards.</ref> anti-Longism rose as a potent force in state politics challenging the ''status quo'' of Longist rule.<ref>Carleton, Mark T. (1989). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/4232738 Four Anti-Longites: A Tentative Assessment]. ''Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association'', Vol. 30, No. 3, p. 249. Retrieved May 30, 2023.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 20:25, May 30, 2023
Anti-Longism refers to the broad ideology, traits, and characteristics held by a coalition of political forces within the Louisiana Democratic Party[note 1] opposed to Huey Pierce Long, Jr., and his ideology—dubbed "Longism." Anti-Longites included the New Orleans–situated "Old Regular" remnant of the Regular Democratic Organization,[1] and were a powerful influence in the more Catholic Southern Louisiana where fomenting reformist sentiment created organized opposition to the Long Machine.
As governor of Louisiana, Long, a left-wing machine politician, was a shrewd leader though flagrantly corrupt and denounced by some observers as fascistic in his totalitarian rule.[1] Several years following his assassination,[note 2] anti-Longism rose as a potent force in state politics challenging the status quo of Longist rule.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kolbert, Elizabeth (June 4, 2006). The Big Sleazy. The New Yorker. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ↑ Carleton, Mark T. (1989). Four Anti-Longites: A Tentative Assessment. Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association, Vol. 30, No. 3, p. 249. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
Notes
- ↑ Louisiana was in effect a one-party state in the Jim Crow era due to the state constitution of 1898 disenfranchising blacks who comprised most of the Republican Party base.
- ↑ While generally concurred that Carl A. Weiss, Sr., was principally responsible for assassinating Long, anti-Longites argue that "the Kingfish" was actually killed (accidentally) by his own bodyguards.