Dolores Huerta Breaks Silence Over Chavez Sexual Abuse Allegations
TL;DR
Dolores Huerta and other survivors detail sexual violence by Cesar Chavez in a New York Times investigation, with Huerta saying she kept the secret to protect the farmworker movement; the United Farm Workers plan a formal reporting channel and lawmakers call to remove Chavez’s name from public honors as survivors recount abuses from decades ago.
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- Dolores Huerta, sexual violence survivors speak out against Cesar Chavez Al Jazeera
- Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years The New York Times
- US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse BBC
- Holidays, monuments, streets. What happens to Cesar Chavez’s legacy? USA Today
- California lawmakers push to strip Cesar Chavez’s name from state holiday Politico
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