Gerald Lyman Kenneth Smith (February 27, 1898–April 15, 1976) was a leader of the Share Our Wealth movement and founder of the America First Party (1944). February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Share Our Wealth was a movement begun during the Great Depression by Huey Long, governor and later senator from Louisiana. ... The America First Party is a political party which was founded on January 10, 1943. ...

Smith was born in Pardeeville, Wisconsin. He was ordained as a minister in the Disciples of Christ denomination of Christianity in 1916. Smith moved to Louisiana in 1928, since his wife contracted tuberculosis and Shreveport had a good reputation for helping people with tuberculosis. Smith served as a minister in Shreveport, making radio broadcasts attacking local utility companies and corruption while supporting trade unions. Pardeeville is a village located in Columbia County, Wisconsin. ... In most Protestant churches, a minister is a member of the ordained clergy who leads a congregation or participates in a role in a parachurch ministry; such a person may also be called a Pastor, Preacher, Bishop, Chaplain or Elder. ... The insignia of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). ... A religious denomination, (also simply denomination) is a large, long-established subgroup within a religion that has existed for many years. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, whom Christians call Jesus Christ, and New Testament accounts of his life and teachings. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Largest city Baton Rouge New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 31st 51,885 sq mi  134,382 km² 130 miles  210 km 379 miles  610 km 16 29°N to... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tuberculosis (commonly shortened to TB) is an infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (Miliary tuberculosis), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... Official website: www. ... In economics, utility is a measure of the happiness or satisfaction gained consuming good and services. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Smith became a friend of Huey Long in 1932. They launched the Share Our Wealth society soon afterwards. The Share Our Wealth movement proposed a cap on personal income. Smith resigned his ministry and worked recruiting members to the society. Huey Long Huey Pierce Long (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...

After Long was assassinated in 1935, Smith took over the society for a short time. Smith entered into an alliance with Francis Townsend, Father Charles Coughlin and Huey Long followers to form the Union Party. The party nominated William Lemke as their Presidential candidate in the 1936 election. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dr. Francis Everett Townsend (January 13, 1867–September 1, 1960) was an American physician who was best known for his revolving old-age pension proposal during the Great Depression. ... Charles Coughlin Father Charles Edward Coughlin (October 25, 1891 – October 27, 1979) was a Canadian-born Roman Catholic priest from Royal Oak, Michigans Shrine of the Little Flower Catholic Church, and one of the first evangelists to preach to a widespread listening audience over the medium of radio during... The Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. K. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Longs Share Our Wealth movement after Long... William Frederick Lemke (August 13, 1878 – May 30, 1950), was a United States politician. ... The presidential seal was used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ...

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Unlike Long, who was generally favorable to racial tolerance, Smith soon took the Share Our Wealth movement in the direction of white supremacy. Smith became associated with the non-interventionist America First Committee. After this group dissolved in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Smith formed the America First Party. Smith ran for the United States Senate out of Michigan as a Republican but he lost in the primary with 130,000 votes. Smith ran as the candidate of the party in the 1944 Presidential election, winning 1,781 votes (1530 in Michigan, 281 in Texas). In 1948 with running mate Harry Romer on the Christian Nationalist Party ticket he received 48 votes.[1] Smith's only other run for the Presidency was in 1956 where he received 8 write-in votes in California. The cross of the war memorial and a menorah for Hanukkah coexist in Oxford. ... White supremacy is a racist ideology which holds that the white race is superior to other races. ... The America First Committee was the foremost pressure group against American entry into the Second World War. ... Satellite image of Pearl Harbor. ... The America First Party is a political party which was founded on January 10, 1943. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 10th 102,384 sq mi  265,172 km² 239 miles  385 km 491 miles  790 km 41. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 10th 102,384 sq mi  265,172 km² 239 miles  385 km 491 miles  790 km 41. ... Official language(s) None. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the persons name. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Sacramento Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  400 km 770 miles  1,240 km 4. ...

Smith went on to suggest that the Holocaust never happened and that various politicians had links to a 'Jewish Conspiracy'. Smith was shunned by most politicians, such as Strom Thurmond, who distanced the States' Rights Democratic Party from Smith. Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ... Richard Harwoods Did Six Million Really Die? Holocaust denial is the claim that the mainstream historical version of the Holocaust is either highly exaggerated or completely falsified. ... Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government[1], is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ... Jews (Hebrew: יהודים, Yehudim) are followers of Judaism or, more generally, members of the Jewish people (also known as the Jewish nation, or the Children of Israel), an ethno-religious group descended from the ancient Israelites and converts who joined their religion. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to April 1956 and November 1956 to 1964 as a Democrat and from 1964 to 2003 as a Republican. ... In its modern connotation (especially 1956-1980), the term “Dixiecrat” is used in reference to Southern Democrats who traditionally vote (or voted) in support of the Democratic Party, but because of social issues, may vote in opposition to the Democrat Party with regard to certain elections and/or candidates. ...

Smith eventually moved to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. In 1964, he began construction of a planned religious theme park. The park was never fully developed as originally planned. However, in 1966 the centerpiece of his plan, the Christ of the Ozarks statue, was completed, overlooking the town on Magnetic Mountain at an elevation of 1500 feet. The sculptor, Emmet Sullivan, had worked under Gutzon Borglum as one of the sculptors of Mount Rushmore. Smith also had plans for a life-size recreation of ancient Jerusalem in the hills near Eureka Springs. While this was never fully realized, each year an outdoor passion play inspired by that of Oberammergau, Germany is staged on a set over one-tenth of a mile long located not far from the statue. Smith died in 1976 due to pneumonia. Smith and his wife are buried adjacent to the Christ of the Ozarks Statue. Eureka Springs is a town located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas, USA. The entire town of Eureka Springs is on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Arkansas. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Fishers of Men, oil on panel by Adriaen van de Venne (1614) Various religious symbols Religion is commonly defined as a group of beliefs concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices, values, institutions, and rituals associated with such belief. ... Amusement park is the more generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The Christ of the Ozarks Statue is a monumental sculpture of Jesus located near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, atop Magnetic Mountain. ... Emmet Sullivan, who was born in 1895, was the sculptor for the 5 dinosaurs in Dinosaur Park in Rapid City, South Dakota. ... Mt Rushmore, Black Hills, South Dakota (John) Gutzon Borglum (March 25, 1867 –March 6, 1941). ... For the 1960s rock band, see Mount Rushmore (band). ... A Passion play is a dramatic presentation depicting the suffering and death of Jesus. ... Oberammergau from the summit of Kofel Oberammergau is a village in Bavaria in Germany, most famous for its production of a passion play depicting the life and death of Jesus. ... Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the microscopic, air-filled sacs (alveoli) responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere become inflamed and flooded with fluid. ...

Sources

• Gerald L.K. Smith- Minister of Hate, Glen Jeansonne,1988, Yale University Press.