Staggering hidden cost of wiping Cesar Chavez’s legacy from California
NY Post
California taxpayers are staring down a multi-million dollar bill to wipe the legacy of union leader Cesar Chavez from the state’s schools, streets and public monuments.
The founder of the United Farm Workers has been accused of sexually assaulting, abusing and grooming woman and girls as young as 12 during the height of his power and influence during the 1960s and 70s.
The allegations have already forced Californian authorities to change the name of Cesar Chavez Day, a state holiday marked on his birthday of March 31.
Chavez, who spent most of his life in California, died on April 21, 1993 has had almost 50 schools at least partially named after him, as well as roads, monuments and murals.
But now the statues are coming down, street names being stripped, and murals are being covered up in a rapid-fire backlash against the once-revered labor leader.
In San Fernando, a statue of Chavez was removed, while at Santa Ana College, murals and other campus imagery bearing his likeness have been covered.
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