Since the dawn of civilization, the need for stratification, hierarchy, and superiority has taken on numerous visages to establish the dominance of one group over another. Systems of feudalism, slavery, and colonialism have been employed throughout the world to fill this need, opening a Pandora’s Box of hatred, xenophobia, bigotry, and ignorance. These systems of stratification often benefitted their respective societies, but have posed questions to the value of life and moral concerns. The implementation of these systems bore many ideologies, too. During the era of European colonialism, ideas such as the White Man’s Burden as “light bringers” to “bring light” to “savage” people were employed to justify the senseless cruelty and abuse of entire
