A movement assesses the legacy for César Chávez
A movement assesses the legacy for César Chávez
- March 24, 2026
- Brenda Nicolas, global and international studies, shares expert perspective in this segment with Native America Calling (radio)
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Cities are moving to take down monuments, memorials and street signs honoring César Chávez. Organizers are cancelling the annual events planned In honor of his March 31 birthday. While his contributions for migrant farmworkers and Chicano-Americans are indisputable, Chávez’ heroic status among those he fought for is now challenged by troubling allegations surfacing in a New York Times investigation decades after the fact. Brenda Nicolas, (Zapotec) assistant professor in the Department of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine, joins the panel to discuss the future of the movement Chávez is best known for, likely going forward without his name. Panelists also discuss lessons his downfall may have for the tendency to build a cause around one man.
Listen in, courtesy of Native America Calling.
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