Download or read book To the Flag written by Richard J. Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saluting the flag in public schools began as part of a national effort to Americanize immigrants. Here, Richard Ellis unfurls the history of the Pledge of Allegiance and of the debates and controversies that have sometimes surrounded it.
Download or read book I Pledge Allegiance written by Pat Mora and published by Dragonfly Books. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libby's great aunt, Lobo, is from Mexico, but the United States has been her home for many years, and she wants to become a U.S. citizen. At the end of the week, Lobo will say the Pledge of Allegiance at a special ceremony. Libby is also learning the Pledge this week, at school—at the end of the week, she will stand up in front of everyone and lead the class in the Pledge. Libby and Lobo practice together—asking questions and sharing stories and memories—until they both stand tall and proud, with their hands over their hearts.
Download or read book The Pledge written by Jeffrey Owen Jones and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cultural and political history of the Pledge of Allegiance, how it came to be, what it means to Americans, and why we have battled over it for generations For more than a century, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance has been a central part of the American Experience. And perhaps because of its ubiquity, this simple flag salute has served not only as a unifying ritual but also as a lightning rod for bitter controversy. Congress's 1954 decision to add "under God" to the Pledge has made it the focus of three U.S. Supreme Court cases and at least one other landmark appellate decision. The debate continues today, but along with it exists a widely held admiration and support for this simple affirmation of our shared patriotism. As Jeffrey Owen Jones and Peter Meyer show in their illuminating history, this brief salute to the flag has had an almost magical power to galvanize people's deepest feelings and beliefs about who we are and ought to be as a nation. In that sense, the story of the Pledge of Allegiance is the story of America and the American people.
Download or read book One Nation Under God Indivisible written by United States Commission on Civil Rights and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Nation Under God Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for All written by United States Commission on Civil Rights and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Liberty and Justice for All written by Will Hanson and published by . This book was released on 2020-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Nation Under God written by Kevin M. Kruse and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The provocative and authoritative history of the origins of Christian America in the New Deal era We're often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse reveals that the belief that America is fundamentally and formally Christian originated in the 1930s. To fight the "slavery" of FDR's New Deal, businessmen enlisted religious activists in a campaign for "freedom under God" that culminated in the election of their ally Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. The new president revolutionized the role of religion in American politics. He inaugurated new traditions like the National Prayer Breakfast, as Congress added the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and made "In God We Trust" the country's first official motto. Church membership soon soared to an all-time high of 69 percent. Americans across the religious and political spectrum agreed that their country was "one nation under God." Provocative and authoritative, One Nation Under God reveals how an unholy alliance of money, religion, and politics created a false origin story that continues to define and divide American politics to this day.
Download or read book A Perspective on the Pledge written by Alonzo Fyfe and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10-07 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the reasons commonly offered in defense of 'under God' and shows why no fair and just person of any religion would accept it. It does so by looking at a hypothetical country where its citizens have adopted a pledge of allegiance to 'one white nation' - because it was founded by white people. Through this story, we meet Shawn Henry. He is a high school junior who will show us how this modification to the Pledge suggests that failure to support 'one white nation' is made comparable to failure to support a nation 'with liberty and justice for all'. In doing so, it creates a climate of hostility that denigrates and degrades the contributions of good citizens. It then looks at the major arguments in defense of the pledge, and shows how no fair and just person could support it.
Download or read book The Children s Story written by James Clavell and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What does ‘allegiance’ mean?” the New Teacher asked, hand over her heart. In this classic and chilling tale about an elementary school classroom in post-war occupied America, James Clavell brings to light the vulnerability of children and the power educators have to shape and change young minds. Originally written in the Cold War era, Clavell’s extraordinary and enduringly relevant allegory on the impressionability of the human mind is still read in schools around the globe today, and is a call to every person to keep questioning and keep learning.
Download or read book I Pledge Allegiance written by Francis Bellamy and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divides the Pledge of Allegiance into words and phrases in order to define its meaning.
Download or read book America Make Us One written by Ashley Hershberger and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He has chosen as His inheritance." [Psalm 33:12] Do you believe for America's restoration? Most of us vividly recall the early mornings of elementary school days. Before our teacher began a single lesson plan, we stood, placed our tired hands over our half-asleep hearts, and robotically recited: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. From 1954 until the present, millions of students have not only declared allegiance but ultimately decreed America's destiny as one nation under God, which is indivisible and provides liberty and justice for all. How has America become so divided and filled with grievous injustices? Simple. For decades, the Church of America has abandoned the assignment of corporate prayer. Programs, performance, and perfection subtly replaced the power of prayer. The Watchmen for our nation must return to the Wall. The only way to return as one nation under God is for the Church of America to unite in prayer and agree over America's destiny, established by founding fathers who risked their lives to form a Christian nation. Unity begins in the Church. Nothing brings unity like prayer. Will you join us?
Download or read book Stitching Classic Americana with Masako Wakayama written by Masako Wakayama and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to create all-American items like bags, samplers, and quilts using a variety of crafting skills. With a love for all things Americana, Masako Wakayama celebrates her beloved and unique style with a dozen homespun projects. Perfect for multi-crafters, this collection invites you to explore sewing, wool appliqué, punch needle, quilting, and embroidery! Reference detailed instructions for sewing zippers, darts, and set-in seams while stitching beautiful creations like structured bags and sampler quilts. Craft heartfelt handmades with Japanese sewing teacher Masako Wakayama Sew pleated purses, cute pouches, charming wallhangings, and more Create all-American projects with a Japanese aesthetic
Download or read book Why Are There Stripes on the American Flag written by Martha E. H. Rustad and published by Millbrook Press ™. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know why the US flag has stars and stripes on it? What does the flag stand for, and why do we say the Pledge of Allegiance? Join Mr. Gomez's class as they study the flag to find out! They'll learn when the first American flag was made, what the Pledge of Allegiance means, and why we still honor the flag today.
Download or read book Red White and Blue written by Knowlton, Laurie Lazzaro and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through verse, a girl explains how she views America's flag.
Download or read book On Civil Liberty and Self government written by Francis Lieber and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on with total page 2790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I ve Seen the Day written by George M. Docherty and published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
