Cesar Chavez Sexual Abuse Allegations: Why Survivors Wait Decades to Speak Out

Last Updated: March 2026 For decades, Cesar Chavez was regarded as one of the most beloved and consequential figures in American civil rights history. He co-founded the United Farm Workers, led grape boycotts, endured grueling fasts, and gave generations of Latino farmworkers a political voice they had never had before. Schools were named after him. […]