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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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Finally. Better late than never on finding out what a fake Chavez was.
What next, they find out Castro mass raped women?
Why they idolized this ass wipe in the 1st place is beyond me
Who is next on the Latino Hero totem pole? Che Guevara?
My my.
I’m waiting on the MLK allegations to drop.
If it wasn’t for Trump and Hegseth, we’d still have a USS Harvey Milk
The Left has been looking to cancel him for another reason for quite some time — he was an outspoken critic of illegal immigration: https://cis.org/Oped/Cesar-Chavez-Belonged-Vanishing-Breed-ProBorders-Left
Not only is he a sacred minority but he supposedly helped sacred minorities in their fight against the white man.
ADIOS M***f*** !!
This has been a coordinated effort to remove him from the public eye, albeit 30 years late. Something more is afoot here.
Given what Che said about blacks, I’m surprised he hasn’t been cancelled by the left yet.
But, he was an unrepentant Commie bastard his whole life so he gets a pass, just like Margaret Sanger gets a pass for eugenicist and racist comments that would make Heinrich Himmler blush.
Ah. Illegal aliens hardest hit.
I agree with the people who say this is strictly because Chavez was against illegal immigration.
There has been no leftist backlash against child abuser Milk.
Bill Clinton should be next.
I always thought that name would better fit a British warship, what with their tradition of "Rum, the lash, and . . ."
Yes.
And I am still irked that a USNS Cesar Chavez exists. I don’t care if he served in the Navy. It it an abomination.
That will remain hidden. He is a god.
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