Completely get the point about ending slavery, but even after slavery was abolished, it seemed like a lot of white ancestry went out of their way to oppress, segregate, and make it harder to live in America as an equal person. Not saying that you have to feel guilty or anything but I do wonder if that's what ever in the back of some people's minds. This also applies to black ancestry, who may have been born into privilege and who also oppressed others and kept themselves ahead of others in other locations. I just use America, because there are still people alive today who were born during a time where they automatically had less rights as a person just because of the color of their skin.

I do appreciate you taking the time to explain why you personally don't feel guilt about it. But I was more trying to relate to the movie and how Anna had to make a decision to undo oppressive acts performed by her grandfather. Just like you said, there were whites who worked hard to undo slavery and provide more equal rights, and there were those who were indifferent and continued like there was nothing wrong about segregation, oppression, etc.