César Chavez Was a Hero to Farmworkers. Now They Confront the Pain of Alleged Abuse ^0%

KQED - By Farida Jhabvala Romero - 3/20/2026, 4:50 PM

As word of the damning sexual abuse accusations against César Chavez spread this week, California’s farmworking communities struggled to process and reconcile the disturbing details with the image of a labor icon and civil rights fighter many considered a hero. Reached by phone, people described feeling stunned and disjointed after... more