“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands—one nation indivisible—with liberty and justice for all.” Francis Bellamy reportedly wrote the Pledge of Allegiance ...

Francis Bellamy was a Baptist minister's son from ... As Bellamy sat down at his desk, the opening words—"I pledge allegiance to my flag"—tumbled onto paper. Then, after two hours of "arduous ...

In 1892, Francis Bellamy, a minister from upstate New York, reportedly wrote the pledge as an expression of fealty to the U.S. It read: "I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which ...

According to the Government Publishing Office (GPO), the initial version of the Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy. This version commemorated the 400th anniversary of ...