Public memorials to Cesar Chavez are being dismantled across the United States following a New York Times investigation that revealed the labor leader sexually abused women and girls. The removals began within hours of the report's publication, with statues wrapped in plastic, covered in tarps, or boxed in plywood.

In San Fernando, California, the City Council voted to remove a Chavez statue from Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Park and rename associated spaces. Fresno State University covered and then removed its Chavez statue, with President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval stating the institution would 'listen, learn, and act.' Milwaukee wrapped its 2016 Chavez statue in black plastic before removal, while Denver's mayor declared the community's commitment to justice would not be 'set back by the sins of one man.'

Dallas officials are working to remove Chavez's name from a school and boulevard, with plans to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Dolores Huerta Day. In Los Angeles, school board members have called for renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary School. The rapid dismantling of Chavez's public legacy marks a dramatic reversal for the labor icon who co-founded the United Farm Workers union and died in 1993.