"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all," Bellamy’s American credo read it in its initial 22-word incarnation.
Star Tribune: Like the flag, Pledge of Allegiance means something different to all of us
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 ...
Like the flag, Pledge of Allegiance means something different to all of us
insider.si.edu: To the flag : the unlikely history of the pledge of allegiance / Richard J. Ellis
To the flag : the unlikely history of the pledge of allegiance / Richard J. Ellis
Yahoo: How reciting the Pledge of Allegiance became a sacred, patriotic ritual
Fox News: Meet the American who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, Francis Bellamy, found ally in nation's top teachers
Meet the American who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, Francis Bellamy, found ally in nation's top teachers
NJ.com: Twin Lights gathering will shed new light on who actually wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
The Fourth of July wouldn’t be the same at the Twin Lights without citizens gathering to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, a holiday tradition that recalls the day in 1893 when a Baptist ...
Twin Lights gathering will shed new light on who actually wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
More than a century after a Baptist minister from upstate New York took credit for writing the Pledge of Allegiance, new evidence suggests the possibility of a very different story. By Sam Roberts For ...