Lubbock leaders call for change amid Cesar Chavez accusations

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Some leaders in Lubbock are calling for change, as a man once heralded as a hero is remembered differently.

The New York Times released an investigation this week, detailing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct against late labor and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.

“It’s a shame. Cesar Chavez’s name carries all over the country, in our schools,” Gilbert Flores, a former Lubbock County Commissioner, said. “We looked up to Chavez as a leader, as an example. I don’t think this can be forgiven.”…

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