The Pledge of Allegiance: The Story Behind Our Patriotic Promise by Liz Sonneborn

Discussion of careful wording-- good for high school classrooms

"In classrooms, teachers taught children from many backgrounds about U.S. History and how the government works." p6-- Note, not ALL backgrounds.

Discussion of the adding of "under God" to the pledge p15

original text of pledge- p11

court case p16

considering using the word "equality" in the pledge- p21

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