There is a great deal that every person must do to struggle against the holdovers of diverse bigotry’s in our social structures. However, we must also grapple with the familial history that each of us has, which contains sometimes egregious examples of oppressive dehumanization. This article was a nice example of doing just this.

A bronze statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis stands atop one of five pillars, the other four support figures representing the branches of the Confederate military. The inscription on the pedestal below commemorates the 437,000 soldiers who “died for states [sic] rights guaranteed under the Constitution” and asserts that “the People of the South, animated by the spirit of 1776, to preserve their rights, withdrew from the federal compact.” 
“It’s Texas,” I said preemptively, feeling defensive and embarrassed at the same time as my in-laws looked on in horror. It’s the same way I feel when an outsider mentions the state’s abortion ban or attacks on LGBTQ+ people. 
The Confederate Soldiers Monument is one of 12 memorials on the grounds that perpetuate the “lost cause”—the historical myth that the Confederate cause was heroic and not about slavery. 
— Read on www.texasobserver.org/chinese-immigrants-confederate-monuments-racism-history/