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Huerta Reaffirms UFW Legacy Amid Controversy | Sacramento News
Dolores Huerta, a towering figure in labor and immigrant rights, rallied at the California Capitol alongside hunger-fighting allies to resist federal cuts to food aid—moves she says devastate vulnerable communities. Her recent public disclosure of sexual assault by co-founder Cesar Chavez ignited a reckoning over his legacy, sparking calls to rename Cesar Chavez Day and remove or rename monuments honoring him. Yet Huerta stood firm, reaffirming her lifelong feminism and defending the UFW’s historic victories: transforming farmworker lives through collective bargaining, securing basic…
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