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I Pledge Allegiance: To Liberty, EQUALITY, and Justice For All
In light of the #BlackLivesMatter movement: A call to rework the Pledge of Allegiance
As a child growing up in America, we had a moment every school day where we stopped and all exclaimed a series of words in unison: the Pledge of Allegiance.
In the current form, this goes something like this (as recited from memory alone):
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.
Any errors in punctuation or capitalization are mine, and mine alone.
Yes, there is a pledge that all young children were prompted to recite each and every day when starting their daily school routine. This tradition continues, at least in many public school settings, to this day and will continue as long as we can find ways to keep kids safe from the coronavirus.
