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The Cruel Lie Of The Pledge Of Allegiance

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“One nation. Under God. Indivisible. With liberty and justice for all”. These are the last lines of what the children of America say every morning during the Pledge of Allegiance. This is supposed to signify the promises America has made to its citizens. But sadly, these promises have only been kept to a few. The last lines of the Pledge of Allegiance are a cruel lie which is being dangled in front of the faces of many Americans. To be able to call oneself a true American, a person must understand the truth of his country and fight to rid it of its many injustices, especially of those thrown upon nonwhite, non christian, women. A true American is someone who is accepting of all people and cultures. Langston Hughes uses his poem “I, Too” to
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