An event in Fresno to honor César Chávez has been cancelled after the emergence of “troubling allegations” against the late labor leader.
The San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday morning that Chávez allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual relationships with women and at least one minor. The publication cited statements and interviews with a former United Farm Workers insider and a historian who has studied the Hispanic labor movement.
Hours after the Express-News story’s publication, the Fresno-based Latino Education Issues Roundtable board announced it would not hold a “Legacy Celebration” honoring Chávez on Wednesday, as planned, “due to recent allegations and the withdrawal of several key partners.”…