Here's the ironic thing. You are the one who destroyed your heritage, and you don't even realize it.
You see, after FDR, government took the side of the working class over the investor class, and that's why you got the "heritage" you are pining for. Dad had a nice union job, mom could stay home with the kids or work part time.
Then Republicans decided that the Rich just didn't have enough dressage horses and mansions, so they kind of worked to undo all of that.
And they got you to blame people of color for what they did to you. Brilliant.