Huffington Postさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Huffington PostInstagram)「"Boulder, Colorado is known as a hippie haven and not much associated with the struggle for civil rights," writes HuffPost guest writer Lisa Marie Simmons. "But in the 1920s and 1930s, the Ku Klux Klan had a stranglehold over Colorado, with Klan members dominating the state’s government." ⁠ ⁠ "The KKK had gained such massive support through a racist platform with the message that Mexicans, Jews, Catholics and Indigenous people, who were more prevalent in number than Black people, posed a threat to “Protestant ideals.” My grandfather Wilbur’s membership was confirmed by his daughter, my Aunt Amanda, who has shared many of her memories with me."⁠ ⁠ "I was adopted at the age of 8 by a white woman and a Black man... By the time I met Wilbur after being adopted, he had mellowed, or as my aunt mused, he liked the idea of a college education and accepted my Black adoptive father because he had one," writes Simmons. "The two laughed heartily and often together, and the room carried no tension with them in it."⁠ ⁠ "I have fond memories of my grandfather. He was gentle and kind to me in an essential moment ― when I was diffident and bruised. He made me feel special in a way I never had... My grandmother, a thorny woman with a thin face and steel-gray coiffed hair, held fast to her racist views; I knew she didn’t like me, but I couldn’t figure out why."⁠ ⁠ "I had no idea the Klan had such a powerful hold in Colorado until I found confirmation about my grandfather Wilbur and began researching," writes Simmons. "Unless we teach the truths of our troubled history in our school systems, our garden can’t help but be stunted; if we rise to the challenge imagine how lush it could be." Read the full story at our link in bio. // 📝 📷 @lisa_mariesimmons」2月18日 8時23分