FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Cesar Chavez, the late farmworker organizer who became a national civil rights icon and co-founded the United Farm Workers, is accused of abusing "young women or minors."
The accusations have caused multiple events celebrating the labor leader to be canceled.
Cesar Chavez Day in multiple states is celebrated on March 31.
The serious allegations against Mexican American icon Cesar Chavez are sending shockwaves through communities and leaving questions about what happens to the dozens of institutions and landmarks named after him in the Central Valley, California and across the country.
Amid the abuse allegations, the legacy of the labor leader who co-founded the United Farm Workers Association will now be reexamined. The union has already said it will not celebrate the day named in his honor.
Click here for the full list of local Central Valley parks, libraries, schools and streets named after Chavez.
The Cesar Chavez statue at Fresno State has officially been removed following sexual assault allegations against the labor leader.
The statue is gone less than a week after an initial bombshell report from the New York Times accusing Chavez of sexual abuse of women and minors.
The statue was quickly covered up earlier this week before being boarded up and ultimately taken down.
The Fresno City Council unanimously voted on Thursday to change all streets named after Cesar Chavez back to their original names.
The 2023 renaming of the more than 10-mile stretch of road through the heart of the city was a controversial topic and cost the city almost $150,000 to replace the signs.
City officials said on Wednesday that all of the former street signs remain in storage, meaning most would not need to be remade, reducing the overall cost.
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In California, legislative leaders announced Thursday they are going to rename César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in light of the allegations.
California was the first state to designate Chavez's birthday as a day to honor the civil rights leader nearly 30 years ago.
In 2000, the Legislature passed a bill to make it an official paid day off for state employees and require the state to start teaching students about his legacy and his involvement in the labor movement in California.
Many other California workers are given the day off.
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The fallout continues after rape allegations have been made against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez. John Quiñones is sharing his insight on the shocking allegations after reporting on Chavez for ABC News and looking up to him for years.
"He was our hero, and now to see this, it's just devastating," Quiñones told Eyewitness News Anchor Marc Cota-Robles in a one-on-one interview on Wednesday.
Quiñones says he grew up in a family of farmworkers, and Chavez meant so much for their movement. He said he started getting wind of a bombshell allegation about five days ago.
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