The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America
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. United States Flag Code 4 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. The Flag Code states that the Pledge “should be rendered by standing at attention […]
“I Have a Dream”
On 28 August, 1963, Martin Luther King delivered his magnificent “I have a dream speech” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Below is the full text of his speech. I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from December, 1955 until April 4, 1968, African Americans achieved more genuine progress toward racial equality in America than the previous 350 years had produced. Dr. King is widely regarded as America’s pre-eminent advocate of […]
The Star Spangled Banner
Words by Francis Scott Key, 1814 On March 3, 1931, The Star Spangled Banner was made the United States National Anthem by a congressional resolution, 36 U.S.C. § 301. O say can you see by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars […]