Renaming process of Sacramento's Cesar Chavez Park to begin after sex abuse allegations

The Sacramento Park Commission is preparing to kick off the renaming process for Cesar Chavez Plaza after Chavez's sex abuse ...
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César Chávez murals, statues already removed from campuses, parks

Shocked over the sexual abuse allegations against César Chávez , organizations have already removed murals and statues of the late labor leader. Sonoma State, Fresno State and a private home in San ...
Time

Cities and States Reassess César Chávez Commemorations in Light of Allegations

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The New York Times

On What Was Once Chavez Day, Some Try to Highlight a Movement, Not a Man

The reconsideration of the legacy of Cesar Chavez after he was accused of abusing women and girls has led some to question the lionization of icons, when reality is so often a letdown. By Soumya ...
The Atlantic

The Dethroning of Cesar Chavez

For many Latinos, Cesar Chavez seemed like a saint. There have in fact been efforts to canonize him. I lived in Los Angeles for a summer when I was an undergraduate, and I frequently drove down Cesar ...
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What we learned from the New York Times investigation into Cesar Chavez

The New York Times published an investigation Wednesday into the life of Cesar Chavez, the influential and beloved leader of the 20th century labor movement whose legacy is now being questioned as a ...
The Atlantic

Don’t Just Replace Chavez—Rethink Monuments

Almost every day, I drive along a street named after Cesar Chavez, past a mural of Cesar Chavez that shows the labor leader, who died in 1993, clutching the billowing flag of the United Farm Workers ...
The New York Times

California Renames Cesar Chavez Holiday After Sex Abuse Revelations

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to rename Cesar Chavez Day as “Farmworkers Day,” moving quickly before the March 31 holiday. By Laurel Rosenhall Reporting from Sacramento Gov. Gavin Newsom signed ...