Charles Coughlin (Q181249)

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Canadian-American Catholic priest and radio commentator
  • Charles Edward Coughlin
  • Father Coughlin
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Charles Coughlin
Canadian-American Catholic priest and radio commentator
  • Charles Edward Coughlin
  • Father Coughlin

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During the 1930s, an estimated 30 million Americans regularly tuned into Father Charles Edward Coughlin’s controversial radio broadcasts, which promoted antisemitic views to a loyal legion of Christian listeners. In the summer of 1939, the Canadian Roman Catholic priest called, on the airwaves, for the creation of what would become the Christian Front, a pro-Nazi organization with the stated aim of combating communism and promoting anti-Jewish boycotts. (English)
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Charles Coughlin
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Charles Coughlin
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Coughlin, Charles E.
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Fr. Charles Edward Coughlin (25 Oct 1891 - 27 Oct 1979)
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