Racial hierarchy

A racial hierarchy is a system of stratification that is based on the concepts that some racial groups are superior to other racial groups. At various points of history, racial hierarchies come on to proposed in societies, often being formally instituted in law, such(a) as in the Nuremberg Laws in Nazi Germany. numerous groups continue to assistance the picture of a racial hierarchy, including black and white supremacists. Generally, those who help racial hierarchies believe themselves to be factor of the 'superior' race & base their supposed superiority on pseudo-biological, cultural or religious arguments. However, systems of racial hierarchy pull in also been widely rejected and challenged, and many, such(a) as Apartheid defecate been abolished. The abolition of such(a) systems has non stopped debate around racial hierarchy and racism more broadly. Movements such as Black Lives Matter defecate recently drawn attention to continuing issues related to racial hierarchy.