![]() This difference requires Americans to consider whether and how they ought to render a Bellamy salute. Francis Bellamy, a Christian socialist, wrote the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892 as a critique of the rampant greed, misguided materialism, and hyper-individualism of the Gilded Age. An identical gesture is arguably still an aspect of American culture, but in an entirely different way. The Bellamy salute was once an aspect of American culture. Someone who now offered it while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance today would certainly receive strange looks, if nothing else. ![]() Nevertheless, few remember that the whole nation once used it as a civilian salute. In the United States, the Bellamy salute is protected speech-no one would be prosecuted for using it. There, a person could be put in jail for rendering a Bellamy salute even today. After National Socialism was overthrown, Germany made its symbols illegal. The Roman salute became as characteristic of Fascism and National Socialism as swastikas, jackboots and heel-clacking. In the United States, the Bellamy salute is protected speechno one would be prosecuted for using it. These pictures were then linked to accusations that Lindberg was a Nazi sympathizer. A salute very similar to the one the fascist Italian, and German parties would use later. Before WWII, instead of crossing their heart, American citizens would perform the 'Bellamy Salute' during the national anthem. Congress instructed Americans to instead place their hands over their hearts when swearing allegiance to a flag, so as not to be mistaken for Nazis. The Bellamy Salute, the former gesture to the American flag, which was changed in 42 as it resembled the Nazi salute. For example, enemies of Charles Lindberg would photograph him reciting the Pledge of Allegiance (using the Bellamy salute), but then crop out the flag. From the early 1890s through 1942 the United States used the Bellamy salute to accompany the words written by Francis Bellamy and known as the Pledge of Allegiance. During the early years of World War II, this similarity created significant confusion. Why did Congress make the change? Simply because the Fascists and then the National Socialists adopted a version of the Roman salute that was virtually indistinguishable from the Bellamy salute. ![]() This salute is still called the “Bellamy salute,” and it was used for decades before Congress specified the hand-over-heart gesture that civilians now use when reciting the pledge. Annual report of the Board of Education of School District Number One in the City and County of Denver, Colorado (1918) (14595964088).jpg 2,136 × 1,264 912 KB. Standing at attention, the civilian was to extend the right arm stiffly, fingers forward, palm to the ground. The following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. Many Americans may be unaware that the author of the Pledge of Allegiance, Francis Bellamy, also prescribed a salute for civilians to use while reciting the pledge.
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