Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies at age 96

Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has died at the age of 96. Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers and spent decades fighting for farm workers' rights. Our Steve Nielsen is here with more on how she's being remembered. Huerta's family announced her death in a statement on Instagram, saying in part, this is an incredibly difficult time for us and we ask for privacy as we grieve this incredible loss to our family. Huerta's legacy runs deep in Arizona. During a 1972 organizing campaign in Phoenix, she helped popularize the now famous slogan, Si se puede, yes we can. In recent months, Huerta also made headlines after accusing Chavez of sexually abusing her during their time in the labor movement. Huerta helped shape the fight for workers' rights across generations and even received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 by former President Barack Obama. Huerta's family says that they will share plans in the near future to celebrate her life and legacy. When you say sí se puede, that means yes you can, yes we can. And so what it means is no matter what, you don't have to be afraid. In this climate we're in right now, how many times do people say you have to do this or you can't do that? Oh no, you don't accept that. Dolores would have never accepted it, so you don't accept it. In a statement, Governor Katie Hobbs says Arizona and our nation lost a true champion of civil rights today. Dolores Huerta spent her life fighting for farm workers, working families, and basic human dignity. Her courage will forever inspire us. There will be a candlelight vigil tonight to remember Dolores Huerta. It gets underway at 7 just outside of City Hall in downtown Phoenix. Reporting live, Steve Nielsen, Fox 10 News.