For centuries, racism has become the universal epitome of culture, despite the efforts of various civilizations, such as Western and European, to combat these indifferences between people. A race is a specific social group that can be differentiated in various ways, from facial features and hair texture to the social norms and customs that constitute that group. These differences contribute to our uniqueness and humanity. Since people can be grouped based on a large number of differences, Man, driven by his ignorance, perpetuated the problem once social hierarchies began to develop, dividing society into its various groups. As a result, social disparity resulting from one's upbringing has become the common tendency to look down or look down on people of other cultures, skin colors, or nationalities. Discrimination and unjust social practices affect humanity today. Rick Bragg's memoir, All Over But the Shoutin, explores his journey to find his identity in the Deep South. Raised in Piedmont, Alabama, Bragg grew up poor. Bragg's mother picked cotton for pennies while his father eventually became a chronic alcoholic, often abandoning him on multiple occasions throughout his childhood. His mother sold everything she could get her hands on to support Bragg and his brothers, spending "eighteen years without a new dress so that her children could have school clothes." (Bragg xii) At one point, on the brink of starvation, his family ate leftover corn from neighbors on the street – who were black – at a time when most blacks were already starving. The first part of his memoir describes the first half of his youth, facing society as a poor rural white man with a sense of “false pride” (Bragg 42). As a child, Bragg spent time rummaging through the local dump... middle of paper......, World, Weather, Entertainment and Video News. Cable News Network, February 16, 2012. Web. February 20, 2012. .Pelofsky, Jeremy. Editorial “Disproportionately High Cases of Muslim Discrimination in the United States.” Ed. Filippo Barbara. Latest news and opinions on The Huffington Post. America Online, March 29, 2011. Web. February 20, 2012. .What Would You Do: Muslim-American father threatens his daughter over her clothes - ABC News. By C. Michael Kim. prod. John Quinones.ABCNews.com - Breaking news, breaking news and top video stories - ABC News. American Broadcasting Company, November 5, 2010. Web. February 20. 2012. .