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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > law and public policy > pledge of allegiance
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > law and public policy > pledge of allegiance
... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > constitutional rights and issues > pledge of allegiance
... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > higher education law > constitutional rights and issues > pledge of allegiance

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pledge of allegiance  

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  • America’s most common form of paying respect to a national emblem or symbol, the flag salute with the Pledge of Allegiance, started as part of a nationwide public school observance in 1892 honoring the four-hundredth anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of America. Immediately it became popular and was widely used in schools in every state. [Source: Encyclopedia of the First Amendment; Pledge of Allegiance]

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