L700 The American Flag Bundle

Americans honor our great American flag. It is a symbol of freedom around the world. In these series of articles, readers will learn the history of the flag, its changes over the years, how we honor the flag when singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” and reciting the “Pledge of Allegiance,” and more. Voices offers readers a fictional excerpt from a memoir by John Ross, husband of Betsy Ross, describing the scene when she sewed the first American flag.