Code Switch | NPR What Does it Mean to "Inherit Whiteness?" | Code Switch WKNO Published August 14, 2024 at 4:00 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email In Baynard Woods' new memoir, Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness, Woods reflects on how growing up white in South Carolina impacted his life. He argues that it is crucial for white people in the U.S. to reckon with their personal histories.