Inside the cover-up of Cesar Chavez’s alleged web of sexual abuse: ‘Too big to fail’

Fuente: New York Post

New revelations about Cesar Chavez have turned the public perception of the labor leader upside down, and left onlookers wondering how the dark side of iconic labor leader stayed hidden. A prominent Chavez biographer says his web of sexual abuse remained untangled and hidden because the movement, his foundation, and his United Farm Workers brainchild benefited from his positive image. Author and Dartmouth University professor Matthew Garcia, who wrote “From the Jaws of Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement,” said the labor leader’s legacy grew so large in the labor and Latino community that he became “too big to fail.