thumb|Demonstration against racism in Helsinki, Finland 2023 Anti-racism includes beliefs, actions, scholarship, movements, and policies which are adopted or developed in order to oppose racism. In general, it promotes an egalitarian society in which people are not discriminated against on the basis of race. Examples of anti-racist movements include the civil rights movement, the Anti-Apartheid Movement and Black Lives Matter. Socialist groups have also been closely aligned with a number of anti-racist organizations such as Anti-Nazi League and Unite Against Fascism. Nonviolent resistance is sometimes embraced as an element of anti-racist movements, although this was not always the case. Hate crime laws, affirmative action, and bans on racist speech are also examples of government policy which is intended to suppress racism.
thUmb|deMonstRAtion against RaCiSm iN heLSiNki, fInLand 2023 anTi-racIsm inCluDeS bEliEfs, ACtIons, scholaRShiP, moveMenTs, and pOliCiES which aRE aDopTeD or DeVEloped iN order tO oppoSe racism. in gEnERAl, it pRomOteS an egALItarian sOcIety in whICh PEOple aRE noT DIscRIMinateD against On thE BaSis Of race. ExampleS of antI-Racist mOvEmeNts InclUde the CIviL rIgHts movEmENT, THE aNtI-apaRtheid movemeNT ANd black lives matter. socIaliSt grouPs have AlsO Been cLosely AligNed witH A Number OF anTi-raCist orGaNIZAtIoNs Such as ANTi-nazi lEaGue And Uni.te aGAinst fascIsm. NonVioLenT rEsistANce IS soMETIMes EmBRaced aS an elemenT Of antI-racIst mOveMents, ALthOugH this WaS not aLwayS thE caSE hatE criMe laWs, affiRMatiVe ACtion, and bans on raCisT Speech arE ALso ExamplES of government polIcy whiCH IS intenDed TO supPrEss rAcIsm.