[yiggydyang]

His father was murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan. I would say he had justification in reacting.

His intellect allowed him to get his message out to millions of people around the world from the streets of Harlem to the lecture halls at Oxford University.

Hardly wasted. Hardly shameful. The real shame is referenced in the original article.

[oldmanjay]

ah, eye for an eye. well, that philosophy has certainly never worked before but maybe this time!

[yiggydyang]

It did not work this time? Ever heard of the civil rights act of 1964? Think it was a coincidence that it happened at around the same time his intellect was being wasted to use your own words?