Cesar Chavez, a farm worker, labor organizer, and leader of the 1965 California grape strike, is seen in a California works office in 1965. AP Photo, George Brich, File
The family of Cesar Chavez said they were devastated by allegations of sexual abuse that surfaced against the American civil rights icon in a report published March 18, as officials began canceling celebrations and holidays in honor of him.
“This is deeply painful for our family,” the Chavez family told The Epoch Times in an email. “We wish peace and healing to the survivors and commend their courage to come forward. As a family steeped in the values of equity and justice, we honor the voices of those who feel unheard and who report sexual abuse.”
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