Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness Woods Baynard
Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness Woods Baynard In this unflinching, honest narrative, an award-winning journalist discovers his family's heritage as slave owners in the South and grapples…
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Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness Woods Baynard
In this unflinching, honest narrative, an award-winning journalist discovers his family's heritage as slave owners in the South and grapples openly with his whiteness to inspire others to do the same. He'd fled the South long ago, transforming himself into a politically left-leaning writer and educator.Then he was accused of discriminating against a Black student at a local university. "Bracing, candid, and rueful." --KirkusBaynard Woods thought he had escaped the backwards ways of the South Carolina he grew up in, a world defined by country music, NASCAR, and the confederacy.
he wondered. How could I be racist? Whiteness was a problem, but it wasn't really his problem.
He taught at a majority Black school and wrote essays about education and Civil Rights.But it was his problem. Working as a reporter, it became clear that white supremacy was tearing the