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My great grandmother's side of the family is immensely wealthy from starting a company that's a household name across the world today, but my little branch of the family is quite poor because she was disowned by them when she married my great grandfather (who I grew up with and who was a very kind, thoughtful, and loving man) because he didn't come from money and was the "wrong" kind of white. I'm very grateful she had the courage to leave that kind of wealth behind and separate herself from her racist, classist family.