Description
The Bellamy salute is a palm-out salute created by James B. Upham as the gesture that was to accompany the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America, whose text had been written by Francis Bellamy. It was also known as the "flag salute" during the period when it was used, from 1892 to 1942, with the Pledge of Allegiance. Bellamy promoted the salute, and it came to be associated with his name.