The steamboat: For many Americans in the 19th century, it was a symbol of power and progress, a triumph of technology that ferried goods and people upriver with impressive speed. But for certain ...

Ducey said he was "embarrassed for Nike" and accused the shoe and apparel company of calling Betsy Ross "unworthy." ... Pitcavage said the League doesn't consider the flag a white supremacy symbol.

He said the association is weak compared to other symbols, though. "Most white supremacists would not know what the Betsy Ross flag was if you asked them about it, compared to all the other ...