From left, Marc Grossman, Cesar Chavez, Ana Murgia, and Cesar's daughter Elizabeth Chavez march together during the United Farm Workers 1,000 Mile March, in the summer of 1975. | Cathy Murphy/Getty Images
Countless streets, parks, and schools across America are named for Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers union organizer and 1960s icon of Latino activism and the labor movement. There is even a holiday commemorating his life and legacy, on March 31, that is formally observed by four Western states (and less formally by many others): Cesar Chavez Day. But on Thursday, lawmakers in one...
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