Posted on 03/20/2026 6:19:12 AM PDT by Libloather
Cesar Chavez is disappearing across California.
Statues are coming down, street names are being stripped, and murals are being covered up in a rapid-fire backlash against the once-revered labor leader, as officials move to distance public spaces from a legacy now under scrutiny.
In San Fernando, a statue of Cesar Chavez was removed Thursday, while at Santa Ana College, murals and other campus imagery bearing his likeness have been covered. In Fresno, city leaders unanimously voted to strip Chavez’s name from a major boulevard, restoring its original designation, a dramatic reversal of a tribute that once symbolized pride in the civil rights icon.
Symbols that once cemented Chavez’s status as a civil rights hero are being dismantled piece by piece — following stunning allegations that he raped and molested two girls beginning at the age of 12 and raping his longtime ally, Dolores Huerta.
From city halls to college campuses, what was once celebrated in bronze, painted on walls, and stamped onto street signs is now under review, with more institutions expected to follow suit.
For decades, Chavez was widely celebrated as the co-founder of the United Farm Workers, a labor movement icon who championed the rights of farmworkers and became a symbol of Latino political empowerment.
But newly surfaced allegations about his sexual misconduct have prompted public officials to reconsider decades of honors tied to his name.
Across the state, officials cite community concerns and public accountability as reasons for removing statues, renaming streets, and covering murals.
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Oh, they have a compass. It points straight to hell.
Hopefully it won’t take as long to erase Saint George of Fentanyl.
Wow, he got cancelled FAST!
Agreed.
Jeez that was quick
Cesar stabbed in the back by leftist Bruts?
It has been reported that Castro had a yen for young girls. Mao too. It’s good to be king.
"No, you idiots! It's a warning, not a quick-start guide!!"
What is the REAL reason they are spreading this information now? Much, if not all, this information was known before.
Just goes to show you the blind, herd mentality of liberals.
They eat up what they are spoon-fed, without any intellectual curiosity or critical thinking.
Weird how the Left can suddenly turn against one of their own, just as with Harvey Weinstein and Leon Trotsky. Cesar Chavez is not exceptionally corrupt. Someone at the top must give the word that so-and-so is now an enemy of the Party.
MLK next!
Captain obvious here...
Shakespeare was certainly observant.
...thank you
I must have missed something. I saw this where she accused him of rape, and suddenly this guy who died 33 years ago is convicted and cancelled?
She’s a lifelong follower of Gloria Steinem feminism, and a lifelong abortion pusher. Says he raped her when she was there in the same hotel room with a married Chavez on a trip.
She gets pregnant. But forgive and forget I guess....so a few years later she gets in a car with her violent rapist **again** to go park in a quiet corner of a farm field at night for a “discussion” about union stuff. He nails her again, ostensibly against her will, and bam* preggo again!
She gave both babies away.
Supported Hillary, Bernie, and is the honorary Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America. This has a Nelson and Winnie Mandela vibe about it if you ask me.
Very few women have sex on two occasions with a man, and both times fall pregnant. The truth is probably that she was banging that married man for several years, he never left his wife for her. She abandoned two kids and pushed the most radfem causes the rest of her life.
Now when the NYT is trying to torpedo Cesar Chavez a week or two before his birthday, they decide he was a rapist and needs to be cancelled. Couldn’t have anything to do with him standing FIRMLY against illegal immigration could it?
Rape impreg me me once, shame on you, rape impreg me twice, shame on me? LOL. She shoulda chimed in back in the 2015-16 me too era. She’s late to the party!
Very likely....especially with Cuba at a simmer.
I think this sudden mass action because many people knew this about Chavez all along.
I have a theory. Post 55....
Butt, butt, butt............
“ following stunning allegations”
Thats all it takes? Unproven allegations?
Yea, I know the answer. If you are dead you can’t defend yourself.
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