Annie Cooper Burton

Profiles in OC Pioneers Who Were Klan Members: Henry W. Head, OC Founding Father

​If it weren't for Google, this series wouldn't exist. And if it weren't for bad historians, there'd be no reason for my write-ups. But there is, and there are--thus, ars gratia artis, or some high-falutin' Latin phrase to justify its existence. Actually, blame the biographers of Henry W. Head for ... More >>

The KKK Took My County Away: Meet the Klansman Who Helped to Found Orange County

Orange County Founded by KKK?

In preparing for a--shameless self-promotion alert!--coming Navel Gazing profile of Orange County hate groups, I came across a stunning--though not surprising--revelation: Orange County was officially founded by the Ku Klux Klan. This insight comes courtesy of Dr. Henry William Head, a Civil War ve ... More >>