The title of the article is "Opinion: My family lost the Civil War. Last year they finally gave up this symbol of power". (At least, it is now. It might have be

The title of the article is "Opinion: My family lost the Civil War. Last year they finally gave up this symbol of power". (At least, it is now. It might have been different when you submitted it.) Changing "gave up" to "lost" is slightly briefer but it's a significant change to the meaning. The article is quite clear that they consider it a good thing, and the author participated in the renaming effort. A particularly chilling quote: "When I meet a Black American bearing the Rucker name, that there’s a good chance we are connected, although not by marriage. We are, quite possibly, related by slavery."