''Conscience for Change'' is a book of transcribed lectures by

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 ...

that includes five talks King gave in late 1967 for the

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the governmen ...

Massey Lectures The Massey Lectures is an annual five-part series of lectures given in Canada by distinguished writers, thinkers and scholars who explore important ideas and issues of contemporary interest. Created in 1961 in honour of Vincent Massey, the forme ...

. First published by the CBC, the book was later republished as ''The Trumpet of Conscience'' with a foreword by his widow,

Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King ( Scott; April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who was married to Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953 until his death. As an advocate for African-American equality, she ...

. Dr. King's lectures included in the book are ''Impasse in Race Relations,'' ''Conscience and the Vietnam War'', ''Youth and Social Action,'' ''Nonviolence and Social Change,'' and a live broadcast of Dr. King's 1967 sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church, ''A Christmas Sermon on Peace.''Stanford

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