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A rumor has circulated online that the Pledge of Allegiance was a "marketing tool" used to sell flags to U.S. schools.
It's true, but that wasn't the only reason the Pledge was created.
A popular magazine in 1888 started a school flag campaign to increase patriotism.
The Youth's Companion wanted more flags to be put into schools across the nation.
The magazine gave away a flag with every new subscription, which family members of the author, Francis Bellamy , said grew from 400,000 to 600,000 after the 1892 marketing campaign.
In 1954 , under the Eisenhower administration, the phrase "under God" was inserted into the pledge immediately after " one nation" to emphasize the United States' rejection of "godless Communism".
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