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Running Head: THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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SOC 205: Society, Law and Government
The Pledge of Allegiance
Nikkia Huff
Professor Terry Lungford
March 8, 2021

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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The Pledge of Allegiance
On September 8, 1892, the pledge of allegiance to the US flag was published in the
Youths Companion and got officially recognized by the United State government in 1942. There
was a rising controversy on the authorship of the pledge that is in 1892 where both Francis
Bellamy and James B. Upham made claims of authorship. But in 1939, a ruling by the committee
of flag association was made that favored Bellamy, and a report supporting the committee ruling
was released in 1957 by the United States Library of Congress. As per the 1954 legislation,
United States citizens should always stand upright and also place their right hand over their heart
while reciting the pledge as well as men removing any non-religious covering from their head
except the ones in uniform (Laycock, 2016). The US Supreme court ruled that there should be no
requirement for any person to recite the pledge. The Pledge of Allegiance of the US is showing
allegiance to the United States flag and also the country.