Newsom signs bill renaming California’s César Chávez Day

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Sarah Davis

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill to rename the state’s holiday honoring disgraced civil rights leader César Chávez Day to “Farmworkers Day” on Thursday. Several states have taken similar steps to remove Chávez’s name from official charters and celebrations following accusations that the late union leader sexually abused young girls. Two women accused…

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