'Man in the Middle' separates Ruben Salazar from his myth

The documentary on PBS takes a clear look at former Los Angeles Times staffer celebrated after his 1970 death as a symbol of the Chicano movement.His is a name that has appeared in this publication's pages hundreds of times — as an author and as a subject. It's a name that calls up notions of the Latino struggle for civil rights and the radical Chicano movement in Los Angeles.