Coughlin was the Rush Limbaugh of his day and appealed to essentially the same crowd. At his peak in this area he was mildly countered by a thriving Jewish community in Detroit. It was that thriving that Coughlin's followers hated. It didn't help that Henry Ford's antisemitism bolstered Coughlin's message, as Ford was one of the largest …
Coughlin was the Rush Limbaugh of his day and appealed to essentially the same crowd. At his peak in this area he was mildly countered by a thriving Jewish community in Detroit. It was that thriving that Coughlin's followers hated. It didn't help that Henry Ford's antisemitism bolstered Coughlin's message, as Ford was one of the largest employers in this area and actually funded Coughlin's radio show early on. The Catholic Church was late to the party as usual in demanding Coughlin halt his divisive rhetoric.
if you listen to some of his broadcasts now, the shit he said was pretty shocking. what would be "dog whistles" today he just comes right out and says.
btw, any Catholic I've ever spoken to who went to Catholic school before Vatican II has told me that they very definitely received an education in antisemitism.
Coughlin was the Rush Limbaugh of his day and appealed to essentially the same crowd. At his peak in this area he was mildly countered by a thriving Jewish community in Detroit. It was that thriving that Coughlin's followers hated. It didn't help that Henry Ford's antisemitism bolstered Coughlin's message, as Ford was one of the largest employers in this area and actually funded Coughlin's radio show early on. The Catholic Church was late to the party as usual in demanding Coughlin halt his divisive rhetoric.
Thanks for that bit of history, Judith.
if you listen to some of his broadcasts now, the shit he said was pretty shocking. what would be "dog whistles" today he just comes right out and says.
btw, any Catholic I've ever spoken to who went to Catholic school before Vatican II has told me that they very definitely received an education in antisemitism.