Dolores Huerta Breaks Silence on Abuse

0:00This is Cory with the story, keeping Durham in the know you're listening to Durham news today. Social media is buzzing with tributes to Dolores Huerta, the civil rights legend who co-founded the United Farm Workers Union. Earlier this week, she told the New York Times that Cesar Chavez raped her back in the 1960s. The same story included accounts from two women who said the union leader sexually abused them as young teens in the 1970s. Huerta spent decades building the farm worker rights movement alongside Chavez, marching in strikes, pushing for better wages, and earning honors like. The Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2012. She has always been seen as a key force, from great fields in California's Central Valley to modern protests and classrooms. Fans and activists are sharing old photos of her at rallies, awards ceremonies, and even casual meet-ups, flooding platforms like Instagram and ex-width, messages of support. Teachers and community leaders say her courage inspires the next generation,

1:02honoring her sacrifices while standing with abused survivors. These revelations challenge long-held stories that Chavez front in center while sidelineing Huerta. She stayed quiet for years to protect the movement she devoted her life to, but now she's breaking her silence to speak for countless women who faced. Similar betrayals by powerful men. Her story reminds us to listen to survivors in our own circles and commit to real change for women and girls everywhere.