Orange County has evolved dramatically in the last few decades in ways that challenge its old stereotype as a white conservative bastion. At the height of the group’s power in Orange County, nearly 300 klansmen lived in Anaheim, patrolling city streets in robes and masks. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover in 1966 was advised to steer clear of Knott, who invited Hoover to Orange County to receive an award. (Associated Press)SkinheadsIn the 1980s and 1990s, skinheads became a problem in Huntington Beach and beyond. Civic and political leaders have sought to address the wounds of extremism, from the Anti-Defamation League to the Orange County district attorney’s office.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 21, 2021 12:03 UTC