Have you ever seen someone disappear faster than this?
The College Fix reports:
Universities nationwide erase Cesar Chavez memorials after sex assault allegationsWhile March 31 is Cesar Chavez Day, one might be hard-pressed to find a university that will mark the occasion today.In the span of the last two weeks, universities across the nation have essentially erased the farmworker civil rights leader and labor organizer from existence.His name has been removed from buildings; his statues hauled away into storage. Celebrations in his honor have been renamed to generic “farmworkers rights” events.The cancelations were spurred by a lengthy March 18 article in theNew York Times headlined: “Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years.”The report accused the United Farm Workers co-founder of grooming and sexually abusing girls as young as 12 and 13 in the 1970s, as well as sexually assaulting his union co-founder, Dolores Huerta.“The New York Times has uncovered extensive evidence to support their accusations and those raised by several other women against Mr. Chavez, the United Farm Workers co-founder who died in 1993 at the age of 66,” the Times reported.“The abuse allegations appear to be part of a larger pattern of sexual misconduct by Mr. Chavez, much of which has never been publicly revealed,” the newspaper reported.“The Times investigation found that Mr. Chavez also used many of the women who worked and volunteered in his movement for his own sexual gratification. His most prominent female ally in the movement, Dolores Huerta, said in an interview that he sexually assaulted her, a disclosure she has never before made publicly,” it reported.Within mere days, universities across the United States removed and renamed tributes to Chavez in response.Chavez had symbolized farmworker rights through boycotts, marches, and advocacy for better agricultural labor conditions, but universities’ leaders said they are now prioritizing survivor support and institutional values over preserving his name on campus.Michigan State University renamed its “César Chávez and Delores Huerta Commemorative Celebration” to the “Farmworker Appreciation Commemorative Celebration.”
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