US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96
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Summary
Dolores Huerta, a U.S. civil rights and labor leader who co-founded the United Farm Workers Union, has died at 96, her family announced. She campaigned for farm workers’ rights with Cesar Chavez and continued activism on immigration and voting issues through her foundation.Key Facts
- Huerta’s family announced her death at age 96 on Wednesday.
- Huerta and Cesar Chavez founded the United Farm Workers Union.
- She campaigned for farm workers’ rights in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Through her foundation, Huerta worked on immigration and voting issues.
- Earlier in 2026, Huerta said Chavez had pressured and forced her into sex in the 1960s.
- Huerta said the encounters resulted in pregnancies and that she arranged for the children to be raised by other families.
- Chavez’s family said it was devastated by the allegations and praised the women who came forward.
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