A major investigation by the New York Times is raising serious allegations about Cesar Chavez, one of the most admired figures in Latino civil rights history. The reporting includes accounts from multiple women, including co-organizer and civil rights leader, Dolores Huerta. They say Chavez sexually abused them, in some cases, when they were children.

Guest: Gustavo Arellano, LA Times

Following the harrowing accounts from these women, the United Farm Workers union is now distancing itself from Chavez, its co-founder.

In Sacramento, Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to rename Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day, in light of the allegations against the civil rights leader. There are also growing calls to rename streets and other property bearing his name at the local level.

Reporter: Kendra Hanna, KCBX

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