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César Chavez's Name, Once an Honor, Now Carries a Stain that Officials Want to Scrub
The New York Times investigation reveals allegations that Cesar Chavez sexually abused women and girls in the United Farm Workers union, prompting cancellations and renaming efforts.
- On March 18, 2026, The New York Times published a multi-year investigation finding Chavez groomed and sexually abused women and girls, shocking communities across the U.S.
- Reporting found the New York Times' investigative team spoke to more than 60 people, revealing victims often stayed silent or were purged from UFW ranks, kept secret for years.
- Dolores Huerta, UFW co-founder, said she stayed silent for 60 years and described two sexual encounters with Cesar Chavez that led to pregnancies, while Matt Garcia noted, "But it is the case he almost singlehandedly submerged what was an amazing movement in its time."
- The UFW and the Cesar Chavez Foundation said they would establish a safe, confidential process for sharing historic harms, as organizers canceled March 31 celebrations and moved to remove Chavez from honors, El Paso County said.
- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus urged renaming landmarks and proposed replacing Chavez Day with 'Farmworker Day' in Los Angeles County, according to Janice Hahn.
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César Chavez’s name, once an honor, now carries a stain that officials want to scrub
Within hours of explosive sexual abuse allegations against labor leader César Chavez, officials at a California university took swift action: First, a black cloth over a campus statue of Chavez,
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Chavez name, once an honor, now carries a stain that officials want to scrub
Monuments, city streets, elementary schools and other places honoring César Chavez’s name and the legacy of his labor movement stretch across states. Now, in the wake of explosive sexual abuse allegations against the Latino icon, the name overnight has become…
In a matter of hours after the explosive allegations of sexual abuse against revered union leader César Chávez, California university authorities acted quickly: first, they placed a black cloth on a Chávez statue on campus; then, they covered it with a wooden box to hide it from the public eye. Soon, they said, it will be removed. The statue at California State University in Fresno is just one of dozens of monuments, city streets and primary sch…
Activists And Elected Officials Call For Cesar Chavez's Name To Be Stripped
Source: Larry Bessel / Getty On Wednesday, a New York Times investigation revealed the shocking news that famed labor leader Cesar Chavez, who has been memorialized as an iconic civil rights activist since his death in 1993, has been accused of raping and sexually abusing two underage girls in the 1970s, and sexually assaulting fellow iconic activist and farmworker leader Dolores Huerta in the 1960s. Now, activists, community members, and politi…
César Chavez's name, once an honor, now carries a stain that officials want to scrub
Within hours of explosive sexual abuse allegations against the revered labor leader César Chavez, officials at a California university took swift action: First, a black cloth over a campus statue of Chavez, later followed by a plywood box hiding it from public view. Soon, officials said, it will be taken down.The statue at California State University, Fresno, is just one of scores of monuments, city streets and elementary schools that honor Chav…
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