2 Quotes & Sayings By Earl Long
Earl Long was a French Creole from Covington, Louisiana, who was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1952. He became a state senator in 1955 and was elected to the United States Senate in 1956. In January 1957, he was appointed president of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, a position he held until his death in 1969. Long never received a college degree
He was also a Democrat who supported the Civil Rights Movement and desegregation of public schools.