Prolific writer on Chicano life, Roberto Rodriguez, dies at 69

NPR's A Martinez talks with Anna Ochoa O'Leary of the University of Arizona about the life and legacy of Chicano writer and activist Roberto Rodriguez, who died on Monday.
A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:
In 1979, reporter Roberto Rodriguez witnessed police brutality in Los Angeles. And while trying to document it, he was attacked by LA County sheriff's deputies, ending up hospitalized for days. His seven-year quest for justice that followed the incident led him to write "Justice: A Question Of Race." Over the years, he also wrote poems and articles and became one of the most prominent Chicano writers. Roberto Rodriguez died Monday of heart failure in Mexico. He was 69 years old.
Anna Ochoa O'Leary heads…