One of the most delicate issues today still falls on racism. The whole world sees differences, and the differences may become a subject of disapproval and recognition. Even if several people claim that racism does not pose any social problem, other people like John Edgar Wideman prove the existence of racism and social bias through his The Seat Not Taken. Is Wideman correct regarding his personal observation? Is his three-hour trip every day a justifiable basis for decisive conclusion? At the height of understanding Wideman’s pieces of evidence, his The Seat Not Taken offers a solid argument that racism self-consciously exists. The issue on racism springs in the 18th to the 20th centuries. Within these eras, racial and social discrimination grow intense that the blacks and the whites continue to pull the rope in the tug of war. More often, the black people are under circumstances in which they struggle for justice and equality. The white people who were considered to be the dominant species in the social sphere gain recognition and popularity while the black people hide and isolate themselves in the public. Meanwhile, in the 21st century, the issues on racism and other social injustices are thought to be gone forever. Color identification does no longer apply, and people learn to accept the fact that individual differences are totally accepted. However, Wideman refuses to believe in this idea because he even notices the incomplete acceptance and recognition of color. According to Wideman, racism remains noticeable based on his personal experience. Wideman’s intention to present this book to the global audience does not mean to offend the white people or any person in particular. He only gives a valid notice to his personal observation, and he provides justice to the delicate, yet offensive scenario of rejection. In fact, his story The Seat Not Taken describes a more practical event than a comment without a personal observation.