Jehovah's Witnesses and compulsory flag pledges Mandatory flag pledges in public schools were motivated by patriotic fervor in the wartime United States. The first known mandatory flag pledges were instituted in a number of states during the Spanish–American War. During World War I, many more states instituted mandatory flag pledges with only a few dissents recorded by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Jehovah's Witnesses and compulsory flag pledges Mandatory flag pledges in public schools were motivated by patriotic fervor in the wartime United States The first known mandatory flag pledges were instituted in a number of states during the Spanish–American War During World War I many more states instituted mandatory flag pledges with only a few dissents recorded by the American Civil Liberties Union