the american pledge of allegiance was written on august 1892.
when was the american pledge of allegiance written?
august 1892
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the pledge of allegiance, as it exists in its current form, was composed in august 1892 by francis bellamy (1855–1931), who was a baptist minister, a christian socialist, and the cousin of socialist utopian novelist edward bellamy (1850–1898). there did exist a previous version created by captain george t. balch, a veteran of the civil war, who later became auditor of the new york board of education. balch's pledge, which existed contemporaneously with the bellamy version until the 1923 national flag conference, read:
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bullet::::- brinsdon v. mcallen independent school district in 2013, the law center filed a lawsuit against mcallen independent school district, stating that a student enrolled in a high school spanish class had been punished for refusing to recite the mexican pledge of allegiance and mexican national anthem complete with arm outstretched in the appropriate posture. the school district does, however, have a policy that prohibits a school from compelling students to recite the american pledge of allegiance. the district also has a written policy that excuses students from reciting text from the declaration of independence if the student "as determined by the district, has a conscientious objection to the recitation." the student at the center of the lawsuit is a fluent spanish speaker and the daughter of a mexican immigrant, but "felt that it was not right to pledge her allegiance and loyalty to another country when her allegiance lies with the united states."
thomas more law center