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Huey Long

Huey Long was a man who lived a long time ago in the United States, about 90 years ago. He was from Louisiana and he was very well-known in his state. Huey Long was a politician, which means he was someone who worked to make laws and rules for people to follow.

Huey Long was a smart man and he knew how to get people to like him. He talked to people and listened to what they wanted. He found out that many people in Louisiana were poor and struggling to make ends meet. He didn't like that and he wanted to help them.

So, Huey Long came up with a plan. He wanted to take money from rich people and big companies and use it to help poor people. He thought that rich people had too much money and poor people didn't have enough. He called this plan "Share Our Wealth" and it became very popular.

Huey Long was also a good speaker. He could talk to large crowds of people and they would listen to him for hours. He would tell stories and jokes and people loved him for it. He became very famous all over the country.

But not everyone liked Huey Long. Some people thought he was trying to take away their money and power. Huey Long's enemies tried to stop him from becoming even more famous and powerful.

Unfortunately, Huey Long was shot and killed before he could finish his plan to help poor people. Even though he's not with us today, many people still remember him and his "Share Our Wealth" plan.