Coretta Scott King Speaks about Peace Coretta Scott King delivered numerous powerful speeches advocating for civil rights, women's rights, and peace, both before and after her husband, Martin Luther King Jr.'s, assassination, including her "Ten Commandments on Vietnam" and a 1968 Harvard Class Day speech. Key Speeches and Themes: "Ten Commandments on Vietnam" (April 27, 1968): This speech, delivered shortly after her husband's death, outlined her opposition to the Vietnam War and its impact on t