History of the United States II / Unit 11 USH2 1529 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Radio Priest
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The idea
Father Charles Coughlin, a priest broadcasting from the suburbs of Detroit, first supported the New Deal, then argued that Roosevelt had done far too little for labour, monetary reform and nationalising key industries.
In practice
A weekly radio audience of sixteen million, by Digital History's count.
Where people slip
The Yawp records that his attacks on Roosevelt were vitriolic and antisemitic.
Your place on the trail
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