Chavez has long been one of the most celebrated Chicano figures in American history. He co-founded the United Farm Workers and led historic strikes, including the Delano grape strike and boycott. President Clinton awarded Chavez the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994, one year after his death. Countless schools and streets have been named after him.

Cesar Chavez Day is celebrated annually on March 31st, his birthday. But his legacy is now being reconsidered, following the damning New York Times exposé. The Times piece focuses in part on Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas. Murguia said Chavez first assaulted her when she was 13 and he was 45. Rojas said Chavez raped her when she was 15. He had first…

Source: Interview with Maria Hinojosa on Cesar Chavez’s Sex Crimes – Havana Times

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Matthew 11:28


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