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A DAY AFTER Fresno State removed a statue of César Chávez, signs appeared nearby highlighting sexual abuse allegations against him — part of a broader reckoning unfolding across California schools. The signs displayed a statement issued by Dolores Huerta, a civil rights leader who founded labor union United Farm Workers alongside Chávez, saying she was one […]

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As tributes are removed, educators grapple with fallout from Chávez abuse allegations

César Chávez Day is no more. California lawmakers officially scrap the holiday name

San Joaquin Delta College covers up tributes to Chavez as it considers permanent measure

San Jose begins process to review, remove Cesar Chavez tributes from public spaces

California is renaming Chávez’s holiday. Now, cities are erasing his name from streets

Stockton confronts fate of Chavez landmarks, wounded pride as legacy falls into tatters

‘We stand with survivors’: Schools move to minimize Chavez’s role in labor movement

Lawmakers seek to rename March 31 as Farmworkers Day after Chavez allegations

United Farm Workers president: ‘We do not condone the actions of César Chávez’

In city that revered Cesar Chavez, San Jose grapples with ‘painful’ abuse allegations

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