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President George Bush Sr. Proclaims National Pledge of Allegiance Day "On September 8, 1892, the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag first appeared in print. Today, nearly a century later, the words penned by Francis Bellamy in observance of the 400th…

Title 4 establishes the manner and conduct concerning the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: "§4. Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of…

The original salute was a long standing tradition in American public schools until World War II.

A version of the original salute before the hand on the heart was put in place.

A picture of the creator of the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. This written piece about the Pledge seeks to denote and understand what each word means. A transcript is as follows: When I was a small…

Illustrated postcard of Cook County Institution at Dunning, IL (later to be called the Dunning Mental Hospital and then the Chicago State Hospital)

Boys learning carpentry during a class at an open air summer school in Chicago, as open air schools were believed to help prevent and combat the spread of tuberculosis among children.

A photograph of Chicago skyline from the Tribune Tower with the Wrigley building in the foreground, showing the heavy smog that blanketed the city in the mornings.

An aerial photograph of the city of Chicago from 1900 or 1901, titled "The Heart of Chicago".

An illustration of Briggs House (a hotel in Chicago) being raised, as the city planned to lift the buildings up by a few feet in order to install new foundations and municipal sewage systems

"No lot in this subdivision may be sold or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian and no building erected on any lot in this subdivision may be occupied by any person not a Caucasian. The owners or occupants of any lot or building in this…

"No person of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy, or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant."(Source: Plat…

"It's an express condition of this conveyance that the Grantor herein may at its option (which option shall be exercised by filing notice thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County Illinois), declare this deed to be and become null…

"No portion of this property shall ever be leased, given, rented, sold, or conveyed to any person who is not of the Caucasian race, nor shall the said property, or any portion thereof, nor any improvement thereon, be used or occupied by any person…

"No tract of land in this subdivision shall be conveyed to, leased or occupied by any person not members of the Caucasian race, and this covenant shall be for the benefit of the title holders of the tracts contained in this subdivision, and run with…

"The ownership and occupancy of the parts or parcels of land shall be restricted to the Caucasian race and no race or nationality other than for whom premises are intended shall use or occupy any dwelling on the premises except that this covenant…

"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option (which option shall be exercised by filing notices thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois) declare this deed to be and become…

"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or a tenant." (Source: Plat…

"No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or a tenant." (Source: Plat…

No persons of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or a tenant.(Source: Plat…

"The ownership and occupancy of the parts or parcels of land shall be restricted to the Caucasian race and no race or nationality other than for whom premises are intended shall use or occupy any dwelling on the premises except that this covenant…

"No person of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building or any lot except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with owner or tenant." (Source: Plat #13388820,…

Clips showing Jaime's drawings for different sections of The Wonder Hat.

"This property shall not be sold, given, leased, or conveyed to any person who is not Caucasian, and the occupancy of improvements on this property shall be limited (except domestic help) to a person or persons who are Caucasian."(Source: Plat…

"It is an express condition of this conveyance that the grantor herein may at its option (which option shall be exercised by filing notice thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois) declare this deed to be and become…