Pledge of Allegiance
Overview
The origin of Liberia’s founders, if lost in the flag and seal, are all the more apparent in the nation’s pledge of allegiance. There is little difference between the pledge of the United States and that of Liberia. The US pledge had some modifications from its first version in 1892 to the current version that was last modified in 1954.
Historic mentions of the Liberian Pledge date back to the early 1900s. In their featured piece on Liberia’s Independence celebration in 1907, the Epworth Herald included a version of the pledge that was recited by Liberian students. In 1948, American Magazine also mentions the Liberian pledge being modeled after that of the US and that Liberia was the only nation on earth that used the US Dollar as its legal tender. Students in Liberia still recite the pledge as the flag is hoisted.
Pledge of Allegiance of the United States (1892)
-Celebrating America’s Freedoms
Pledge of Allegiance of the United States (Current)
-Celebrating America’s Freedoms
Pledge of Allegiance of Liberia
-Henries
Sources
Celebrating America’s Freedoms. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Washington D.C. 20420. Web.
Henries, A. Doris Banks. Civics for Liberian Schools. Collier-Macmillan International. 1966. Print.
The Epworth Herald. V18. Chicago & New York. 01 Jun. 1907.
American Magazine. V146. Colver Publishing House. 1948
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