Throwback Thursday: True Meaning of the 'Pledge of Allegiance,' 1969

Nick Kangadis | May 26, 2016
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Simpler times sometimes meant a better, less complex understanding of America’s most basic principles.

In 1969, the late legendary comedian Red Skelton took the stage on his weekly televised “Red Skelton Hour” and proceeded to talk about the “The Pledge of Allegiance.”

Skelton spoke of a teacher he had when he was a young boy who noticed that the children had begun reciting “The Pledge of Allegiance” as a matter of habit and not pride.

Skelton then recited how his teacher explained the pledge by giving the students the meaning behind each word.

At the time, there were only 48 states and “under God” was not yet a part of the declaration of American pride.

Skelton finished his patriotic speech by adding those two words and asking the question, “Wouldn’t it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools too?”

How prophetic.

If you want to feel the goosebumps of true American pride, watch below:

 

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