1934 (Share Our Wealth Society)

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The Share Our Wealth Society was a populist economic reform movement launched in 1934 by U.S. Senator Huey P. Long to promote radical wealth redistribution during the Great Depression.

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instanceOf economic reform movement
political movement
aimedAt poor Americans
working class Americans
associatedWith Huey P. Long presidential ambitions
basedOn Huey P. Long's Share Our Wealth program
country United States
dissolvedAfter assassination of Huey P. Long
foundedBy Huey P. Long
founder Huey P. Long
hasEffect pressure on Roosevelt administration to adopt more progressive policies
hasPart local clubs
headquartersLocation Louisiana
historicalPeriod Great Depression
ideology left-wing politics
populism
inception 1934
influenced later American populist movements
language English
location Louisiana
mainProponent Huey P. Long
mediaUsed mass rallies
pamphlets
radio broadcasts
movementLeader Huey P. Long
notableMember Gerald L. K. Smith
opposedTo Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal from the left
concentration of wealth
economic inequality
politicalGoal limiting inheritance
providing a homestead allowance
redistribution of national income
politicalPosition left-wing
proposedPolicy confiscation of large fortunes
free education
guaranteed minimum income
limits on personal wealth
old-age pensions
veterans benefits
purpose economic equality
relief during the Great Depression
wealth redistribution
significantEvent rapid national membership growth in mid-1930s
slogan Every Man a King
timePeriod 1930s

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Huey P. Long dateFounded 1934 (Share Our Wealth Society)