Another woman has come forward accusing the late civil rights leader Cesar Chavez of sexual assault.
A mural depicting Cesar Chavez at a well‑known Mission District home was painted over Wednesday morning, days after allegations surfaced accusing the labor leader of sexually abusing women and girls who worked in the farm labor movement.
Huerta is speaking on camera for the first time about her allegations against Cesar Chavez, describing decades of private pain.
California legislative leaders announced they are going to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in light of sexual abuse allegations.
The abuse allegations against Mexican-American icon Cesar Chavez are sending shockwaves through communities and leaving questions about what happens to the dozens of institutions and landmarks named after him.
The comments mark one of the clearest signals yet that the state could reconsider how it commemorates Chavez - a figure long central to California's labor and Latino history - just two weeks before the March 31 holiday bearing his name.