WTK S1:E14 “What Is the Forgotten Story Behind the Pledge of Allegiance?”

(Chapter 1 pages 18 & 19 of Forgotten American Stories: Celebrating America’s Constitution)
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Historian Arch Hunter & Author Lydia Nuttall talk about Forgotten American Stories and WTK Daniel and Red Skelton’s Pledge of Allegiances

Questions:

  • What is a “pledge”?
  • What does “allegiance” mean?
  • When someone wants to become an American citizen, they take the Oath of Citizenship.  What does the Oath of Citizenship say about “allegiance”?
  • Do other countries have a “pledge of allegiance” to their flag and country?
  • What is a “Republic”?

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