Did you know that the Pledge of Allegiance that we say today is not the original? Franics Bellamy wrote the original in August of 1892. In 1923 and 1924 the National Flag Conference, under the leadership of the American Legion and the Daughters of the American Revolution, changed the Pledge's words, 'my Flag,' to 'the Flag of the United States of America.' Bellamy disliked this change, but his protest was ignored. Then, in 1954, Congress (after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus) added the words, 'under God,' to the Pledge. The Pledge was
now both a patriotic oath and a public prayer.
I pledge allegiance
To my flag
And to the Republic for which it stands
One nation, indivisible
With libery and justice for all.
The Pledge of Allegiance Today
I pledge allegiance
To the flag
Of the United States of America
And to the Republic, for which it stands
One nation, under God
With liberty and justice for all.
Hmm, can we say McCARTHYISM?? (an early form)