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The Earl K. Long Gymnasium at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Earl Kemp Long (August 26, 1895 – September 5, 1960) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Louisiana for nine years (1939–1940, 1948–1952, and 1956–1960).
17 de mar. de 2020 · A 1985 documentary about the life and political career of Earl K. Long, who served as the Governor of Louisiana from 1939-1940, 1948-1952, and 1956-1960. It chronicles: his early life in...
By A. J. Liebling. May 20, 1960. Governor Earl K. Long, 1959. Photograph by Grey Villet / The LIFE Picture Collection / Getty. Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly. They ...
22 de feb. de 2008 · Even more colorful than his brother Huey! From the documentary LOUISIANA BOYS - RAISED ON POLITICS
A biographical essay on Earl Long, the brother of Huey Long and a three-time governor of Louisiana who registered many African-Americans to vote. The author explores Earl's political style, ambition, and altruism in the context of civil rights history and historiography.
In Louisiana: Louisiana since c. 1900. …political allies and his brother, Earl K. Long (elected governor in 1948 and 1956), perpetuated his liberal spending policies, and his legacy of public benefits financed by increased taxation has continued to some extent to the present day.
It explains that although the gubernatorial election of Earl Long in 1956 appeared to represent the triumph of racial moderates, within months hard-line segregationists reclaimed the political initiative, launching a multipronged assault on black civil rights.
