Pledge of Allegiance Words

The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy who was a Baptist member and a Christian socialist. This was the year of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America and celebrations for this day were being planned for years. Two individuals who were interested in making celebrations on this day grand were Francis Bellamy and James Upham. James Upham was associated with the Boston publishing firm that published "The Youth's Companion", which was a popular magazine of children in those time. He had conceived the National Public School Celebration of Columbus Day, which was an event to mark the 400th anniversary of the Columbus Day.

The Pledge of Allegiance was first published in the September 8th issue of the magazine under the title "The Pledge to the Flag", as a part of the event planned by Upham. After proclamation by President Harrison, the Pledge was used for the first time in public schools in America of 12th October, 1892. This set off the tradition of the Pledge of Allegiance being recited in Public Schools on a daily basis. Read more on history of the Pledge of Allegiance.