This is what i found: in 1868,the 14 amendment to the u.s granted citizenship and equal civil and legal to african americans and slaves wh had been emancipated after the american civil war, including them the umbrella phrase ''all persons born or naturalized in the u.s.
we pledge allegiance to the flag because the freedom that we get from the rights of America and we also pledge allegiance to show that we are united as one. Well that's my thought on the subject
