Religious Figure. He was one of the most powerful and influential preachers in American history. In the mid-1930s, he headed Louisiana Governor Huey Long's Share Our Wealth Clubs. He was completely devoted to Long. In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Huey Long," T Harry Williams describes Smith sleeping on the floor beside the bed of his idol, the Kingfish. In stark contrast to Long, who had held his racial views close to his chest and may have even been a racial egalitarian, Smith instead chose to take the Share Our Wealth movement in the direction of white supremacy. After Long's assassination by Carl Austin Weiss in 1935, he continued with the Share Our Wealth Clubs until he was eased out of power by the Long organization. He published the monthly magazine "The Cross and the Flag." He wrote articles for a political newspaper, "The Defender," which was partly owned by Senator Robert Rice Reynolds. In the 1960s, he relocated to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where he staged the "Great Passion Play," which portrays the life of Jesus Christ. and is one of the most successful plays in American history.
Religious Figure. He was one of the most powerful and influential preachers in American history. In the mid-1930s, he headed Louisiana Governor Huey Long's Share Our Wealth Clubs. He was completely devoted to Long. In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Huey Long," T Harry Williams describes Smith sleeping on the floor beside the bed of his idol, the Kingfish. In stark contrast to Long, who had held his racial views close to his chest and may have even been a racial egalitarian, Smith instead chose to take the Share Our Wealth movement in the direction of white supremacy. After Long's assassination by Carl Austin Weiss in 1935, he continued with the Share Our Wealth Clubs until he was eased out of power by the Long organization. He published the monthly magazine "The Cross and the Flag." He wrote articles for a political newspaper, "The Defender," which was partly owned by Senator Robert Rice Reynolds. In the 1960s, he relocated to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where he staged the "Great Passion Play," which portrays the life of Jesus Christ. and is one of the most successful plays in American history.
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