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Here's why the city that houses Disneyland is not 'The Happiest Place on Earth'

Sep 8, 2015, 22:56 IST

William Camargo

Anaheim, California - often called"Anacrime" by locals - is home to Disneyland Park, but it's far from "The Happiest Place on Earth."

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The city's unfortunate nickname is due to its extremely high crime rates and police brutality.

Repeated police killings of unarmed Latinos have led the majority of the city's Latino population (52.8% according to the US Census) to speak out in protest, causing some of the loudest civil unrest that the community has ever experienced.

Anaheim local and fine art photographer William Camargo shows the city's lesser-seen side in his "Anaheim: The Happiest City on Earth" photo series. "I wanted to show people that this city is not just made of this one entity, which is Disneyland," Camargo told Business Insider.

Keep scrolling for a glimpse at the series, which began in 2011 and is scheduled to be exhibited by Chicago's Las Artelitas collective this month.

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