Racism in Denmark

[6] Between the 1920s and the 1960s, Denmark as well as Sweden and Norway conducted coercive sterilization of Romani people who were considered "undesirables" by Scandinavian governments.

The goal of the Nordic Resistance Movement is to create a racist, pan-Nordic, and ethnically homogeneous state where immigrants, Jews, and Muslims will be deported.

[8] The Danish slave trade began in 1733 and was formally abolished under law in 1792, but slavery persisted in practice until 1848.

[12] Because the Danish West Indies was sold to the United States, there has been little immigration from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Denmark.

[13] The city of Copenhagen has begun to consider renaming streets after enslaved people who rebelled against slavery.

[14] Many food brands that are sold in Danish supermarkets have used African and Asian caricatures to sell their products.

The Danish branch of Haribo redesigned their Skipper Mix licorice product after it was called racist by consumers because the candies were in the shape of African tribal masks and faces.

Licorice candy from a bag of Haribo Matador Mix, March 2012.