This law review conducted by the Chicago-Kent College of Law examines the relationships between free speech, the right of parental choice in a child's upbringing, and the right of the State to establish patriotism in public schools. "On July 23,…
The Illinois statutes regarding public education include a portion dedicated to teaching American patriotism in schools, as follows: "Each school shall provide instruction in American patriotism, the principles of representative government, as…
President George Bush Sr. Proclaims National Pledge of Allegiance Day "On September 8, 1892, the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag first appeared in print. Today, nearly a century later, the words penned by Francis Bellamy in observance of the 400th…
Title 4 establishes the manner and conduct concerning the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: "§4. Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of…
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. This written piece about the Pledge seeks to denote and understand what each word means. A transcript is as follows: When I was a small…
Poster for the Chicago Department of Health, showing a flying disc "Toxoid" preventing a lightning bolt from striking a child. The poster reads: "Diphtheria strikes unprotected children / Protect your child with toxoid--Toxoid prevents diptheria :…
Police officers measure the exit of the Iroquois Theater after the 1903 fire. Taken fromChicago's Awful Theater Horror, by the Survivors and Rescuers, with an introduction by Bishop Fallows. (Memorial Publishing Co.,D. B. McCurdy, 1904)
Boys learning carpentry during a class at an open air summer school in Chicago, as open air schools were believed to help prevent and combat the spread of tuberculosis among children.
A photograph of Chicago skyline from the Tribune Tower with the Wrigley building in the foreground, showing the heavy smog that blanketed the city in the mornings.
Titled, "Join the Parade: We had Polio Vaccine, get Your Polio Shots now.", the illustrated poster encourages polio vaccination among infants and children especially.
An illustration of Briggs House (a hotel in Chicago) being raised, as the city planned to lift the buildings up by a few feet in order to install new foundations and municipal sewage systems
"No lot in this subdivision may be sold or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian and no building erected on any lot in this subdivision may be occupied by any person not a Caucasian. The owners or occupants of any lot or building in this…
"No person of any race other than the Caucasian race shall use, occupy, or own any building or lot, except that this covenant shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race domiciled with an owner or tenant."(Source: Plat…
"It's an express condition of this conveyance that the Grantor herein may at its option (which option shall be exercised by filing notice thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County Illinois), declare this deed to be and become null…
"No portion of this property shall ever be leased, given, rented, sold, or conveyed to any person who is not of the Caucasian race, nor shall the said property, or any portion thereof, nor any improvement thereon, be used or occupied by any person…
"No tract of land in this subdivision shall be conveyed to, leased or occupied by any person not members of the Caucasian race, and this covenant shall be for the benefit of the title holders of the tracts contained in this subdivision, and run with…
