In 1892, Francis Bellamy, a minister from upstate New York, reportedly wrote the pledge as an expression of fealty to the U.S. It read: "I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which ...

Hundreds of thousands of newly minted citizens pledge allegiance each year during the U.S. naturalization ceremony.

Ushistory.org states: “The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth’s Companion on ...

To begin with, Francis Bellamy, a Christian Socialist, composed the pledge in 1892 ... in the indoctrination that became a substitute allowing students to decide for themselves for what and for whom ...