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<p>Children say it every day in school, but have you ever wondered why we recite the pledge of allegiance? We journey back to the late 1800s to understand how a massive wave of immigration and sagging magazine subscriptions gave rise to this vow of patriotism. From the Civil War to anti-immigrant nativism and Cold War politics, this one pledge tells many stories. </p><p><br>Guests: </p><p><strong>Debbie Schaefer-Jacobs</strong>, curator for the history of education collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History</p><p><strong>Marc Leepson</strong>, author of Flag: An American Biography</p>