Comment by EdHistory101 on 22/01/2025 at 14:32 UTC

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View submission: Historically, was characterizing salutes similar to the Nazi Salute as a Roman Salute an attempt to whitewash?

Between 1892 and 1944, there was a gesture used in America that resembled a Nazi salute. Known as a "Bellamy Salute," it was meant to accompany the American pledge of allegiance. I get more into that history here[1].

1: https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1i6x2nu/has_there_ever_been_a_case_postww2_where_someone/m8j9bpt/

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