Wave of Cesar Chavez events pulled as ‘troubling allegations’ made against civil rights leader

Fonte: New York Post

A wave of events honoring Cesar Chavez have been pulled amid “troubling allegations” made against the civil rights leader. The United Farm Workers union said in a statement on Tuesday it will halt celebrations after learning of “profoundly shocking” allegations against one of the union’s Chicano founders. The union pointed out claims have been made that Chavez “behaved in ways that are incompatible with our organization’s values.