SUBSCRIBEHuerta, who had stayed silent in order to protect the movement Chávez embodied, came forward to stand with the young girls, who are now in their 60s. This touches our history, our identity and the stories we were raised on.”César Chávez Park will be renamed. We shouldn’t dismiss Chávez’s work, which was clearly heroic. If you read the stories on the movement, you realize the enormity of Chávez’s work. In 2012, well before any revelations, Obama spoke at the dedication of the César Chávez national monument.

Source: Daily Sun March 22, 2026 21:07 UTC