I Pledge Allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. That was America's first pledge. Schoolchildren recited words from a ...

In fact, many schools and public buildings didn’t even have national flags, according to “To The Flag,” a 2005 book on the history of the Pledge, by Richard J. Ellis.

The Pledge of Allegiance has taken it on the chin over the years. Everything from the clause "one nation under God" to its recitation in public schools and public meetings has been challenged ...

Pledging our allegiance to the American flag does indeed seem misdirected, as suggested by John M. Crisp in his March 21 opinion piece, “The many ways to pledge allegiance to our country.” ...

Marissa Barnwell failed to show sufficient deference to the Pledge of Allegiance. And for that, she was punished. She was walking quietly down the hall at River Bluff High School in Lexington, S.C ...

The Pledge of Allegiance also was created to venerate the flag and "foster patriotism," in addition to boosting revenue for a popular magazine in the late 1800s by selling flags and subscriptions.

We have a choice: pledge allegiance to the flag and the republic for which it stands, or pledge allegiance to a man who has broken that pledge and his oath of office to support the Constitution.

The flag salute caught on, and by World War I several versions were in use. An official flag code adopted in the 1920s included a revised version of Bellamy’s Pledge of Allegiance.

He orchestrated a flag pledge as done in Redlands, according to a letter written by Mary Lawton to Fackler in 1897. “He had children give the salute, which was beautiful and impressive and ...