Transcending mere continents and planes of existence. what do the words transcending and mere mean

Transcendence is going beyond the range or limits of something whilst mere means no more or better than what is specified

The issue of racism greatly inflience herbecause by then there was racio discrimination in the south this affects her such that she will grow up favouring people of her race and undermining the othersracism will build herin earlier days the people of south were oppressed by the whites since they were considered slaves or subject yo the whites.so as a result of this the whites children grew up bearing in mind that they were more superpower than the black