Feb. 29--For many Anaheim residents, it was not enough Sunday simply to condemn a Ku Klux Klan rally that turned violent over the weekend.
They felt compelled to say that Orange County's largest city was simply not the kind of place where the KKK's message could gain any traction.
The rally, in which three people were stabbed and 12 arrested, occurred in a place that nearly a century ago was considered a haven for the Klan. But as residents were quick to point out, Anaheim today is a thriving melting pot where Latinos are in the majority, and whites now make up less than 30% of the population.
"Why would they target us and our city? I've lived here all my life, and I can tell you it's calm and there's the magic of Disney," said resident Elizabeth Carreno, 24. "They picked the wrong place."
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