Mercedes Olivera: César Chávez would be embarrassed over Dallas ...

04/10/2008 23:30. By now, many Dallas residents are probably tired of hearing about the effort to rename Industrial Boulevard after César Chávez .

Even the legendary farmworker advocate would be embarrassed listening to the debate over which major street in downtown Dallas should be named after him. He was known as a modest man, whose primary concern was others, not himself.

On the couple of occasions that I met him when he visited Dallas in the 1980s, I was struck by his self-effacing manner. He was already a household name; no entourage or sycophants surrounded him.

And he exuded a calmness and serenity that was reassuring. It was the demeanor of a man who had peace of mind.

Well, this struggle over Industrial is nowhere near peaceful. Nor is it near resolution.

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