My Family’s Nazi History Made Me Realize My Role in White Supremacy

What has your family’s role been?

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I’m eight years old and it’s “Heritage Day” at my elementary school. All the third graders in my school participate in an introspective journey of ethnicity and identity. This is something that’s pretty common in New Jersey. Being a major port state, we have a lot of mixed ancestors (yes, a lot…