On What Was Once Chavez Day, Some Try to Highlight a Movement, Not a Man NYT | Top Stories By: Soumya Karlamangla, Jill Cowan and Orlando Mayorquín 31 March 2026 at 17:02 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. © Barton Silverman/The New York TimesCesar Chavez speaking in New York City in 1971.