In a town close to the farmworker movement, some struggle to process Chavez allegations
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Sexual assault allegations against Cesar Chavez are forcing Delano, California to reckon with his labor legacy.
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Sexual assault allegations against Cesar Chavez have created conflict in Delano, California, the farming town central to his farmworker movement legacy. March 31, traditionally observed as Chavez's birthday holiday, now presents a dilemma for residents struggling to reconcile the allegations with their historical reverence for him. The town faces the immediate question of how to commemorate Chavez going forward given the competing impulses to honor his labor organizing achievements and reckon with the misconduct claims against him.
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