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The Origins Of The Pledge Of Allegiance, Paul T. Zurheide
The Origins Of The Pledge Of Allegiance, Paul T. Zurheide
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To some, the Pledge of Allegiance is a patriotic celebration of the nation, as it was advertised since its beginning. However, it is not simply a salute to a flag. It is also vow of loyalty to the nation, a vow that is consistently repeated by schoolchildren to ensure that loyalty is ingrained in them from the start, before they can even cognitively grasp the meaning of a vow, loyalty, or even the nation. This is because when the Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892, the United States, and its people, were undergoing tremendous change. It was becoming a …
The Dilemma Of Black Citizenship: Perpetual Partiality And Patriotism, Kristopher B. Burrell
The Dilemma Of Black Citizenship: Perpetual Partiality And Patriotism, Kristopher B. Burrell
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