Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez amid reported allegations by others during his tenure as president of The United Farm Workers union.

March 18 - Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez and fought alongside him to advance U.S. labor rights, on Wednesday accused Chavez of sexually assaulting her in the 1960s. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Arizona canceled its Cesar Chavez Day and communities across the West moved to scrap their celebrations planned for later this month after shocking new allegations that the Hispanic civil rights hero

Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez amid reported allegations of abuse by others during his tenure as president of The United Farm Workers union.

Dolores Huerta accuses César Chavez of sexual abuse, prompting reevaluation of his legacy in the labor rights movement.

Dolores Huerta accuses César Chavez of sexual abuse, prompting reevaluation of his legacy in the labor rights movement.

Cesar Chavez is a towering national figure credited with organizing and raising the lives of migrant farmworkers in California and beyond and giving voice to the struggles of Mexican Americans.

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