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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Fernanda Figueroa and Jesse Bedayn

For César Chavez supporters, a painful question: What to do with his legacy now

Chavez Dual Truths - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Antonio Bustamante has kept a watercolor of labor leader César Chavez for more than 35 years, hanging it on the wall of his law office in Yuma, Arizona. As a young man, he was moved by Chavez and helped organize workers before joining his security team.

Like many others, Bustamante must now wrestle with reconciling the man he adored with the allegations Chavez groomed and sexually abused women and young girls.

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