On What Was Once Chavez Day, Some Try to Highlight a Movement, Not a Man

Scritto il 31/03/2026
da Soumya Karlamangla, Jill Cowan and Orlando Mayorquín

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.Cesar Chavez speaking in New York City in 1971.