Morality, it seems, can only be achieved through subjective reasoning. A person's ability to perceive morality arises from a tacit, oral or written agreement that is developed by their community or ethnicity and that members of that community or ethnicity must respect. The values ​​of an ethnicity may change over time, but the fundamental aspect of the idea being specific to those of the ethnicity and not pervasive remains. These sentences express the fundamental principles of moral relativism. I was curious to learn how moral relativism addresses the issue of racial inequality and policies during the 20th century. Additionally, I wanted to explore whether a view of moral relativism would justify the inequality and racial policies of the 20th century. German (Nazis), American (Jim Crow), and South African (Apartheid) racial policies of the 20th century all aimed to legalize subordination and legalize inferiority. Although it may seem impossible to ignore the atrocities committed as a result of these policies, for the purposes of this essay I must focus on whether these ideas were justified. An objection to moral relativism often highlights the lack of caution in the face of obvious moral wrongs, which I will discuss later in this essay. Furthermore, critiques of moral relativism emphasize a universal morality that goes beyond ethnicity or group morality. However, other objections will be discussed later in this essay. Perceived notions of “race” have allowed certain ethnic groups to promote racial inequality as a pervasive fact within their respective ethnicities (Germans, Americans, South Africans). Additionally, their views are specific to their individual ethnicity and therefore are not subject to broad acceptance or ...... middle of paper ....... Web. October 2013. .Noguchi, May. "Apartheid." Emory Postcolonial Studies. Emory University, October 2012. Web. December 3, 2013.Noguchi, May. "Apartheid." Emory Postcolonial Studies. Emory University, October 2012. Web. December 3, 2013. .Pilgrim, Daniel. “What is Jim Crow?” What was Jim Crow. Ferris University, 2012. Web. December 03, 2013.USHMM. “The Nuremberg Racial Laws.” The Nuremberg Racial Laws. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2012. Web. December 3, 2013. .Westacott, Emrys. “Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.” Moral relativism []. Alfred University, State University of New York, May 30, 2012. Web. December 3. 2013. .