The United Farm Workers co-founder had been celebrated as an exemplar of civil rights. Then, a Times investigation found extensive evidence of his abuse of women.
A mural dedicated to Cesar Chavez, among others, was covered in San Juan, Texas, after allegations that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.
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.
The civil rights icon had a history of sexually abusing women and girls, which the Times reporters Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes spent five years uncovering. They spoke to “The Daily” about their investigation, and one woman affected shares her story.
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