Delano residents conflicted over remembering Cesar Chavez after allegations, NPR reports

Residents in Delano are divided over how to remember Cesar Chavez after sexual assault allegations against the labor leader, NPR reported.

March 31 is Chavez’s birthday and has long been observed as a holiday, NPR reported.

The tensions play out in Delano, a farming town closely associated with the farmworker movement, NPR reported.

A photograph by Jennifer Emerling accompanied the NPR report, according to the outlet.