''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, civil and political rights, civil rights activist and political philosopher who was a leader of the civil rights move ...

that includes five talks King gave in late 1967 for the

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian Public broadcasting, public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster, with its E ...

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, a 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. 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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