![]() ![]() It has been tinkered with over the years, but the controversial change came in 1952 when Congress added the words, “under God. ![]() I probably shouldn’t have been so surprised, given that no less than 47 states have legislation that requires schools to set aside time for the Pledge and some states mandate that students must recite the Pledge.īrief History: The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy to commemorate the 400 year anniversary of Christopher Columbus “discovering” America. “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” I stood, struggled to find the flag in the room, put my hand over my heart and recited the following words from memory, I recently visited a high school and was somewhat surprised to be asked to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance prior to the reading of the daily announcements. ![]()
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