Her Faith in the Flag

Candida Bettini, an Italian immigrant, with her old mother and baby daughter, arrives in America. Not knowing English, she attends night school, where she is taught to reverence the American... Read allCandida Bettini, an Italian immigrant, with her old mother and baby daughter, arrives in America. Not knowing English, she attends night school, where she is taught to reverence the American flag and is told that while she is under its protection no harm can befall her. As an obj... Read allCandida Bettini, an Italian immigrant, with her old mother and baby daughter, arrives in America. Not knowing English, she attends night school, where she is taught to reverence the American flag and is told that while she is under its protection no harm can befall her. As an object lesson, all the scholars are given a small American flag. When her baby becomes ill an... Read all