When Jesse Jackson Came to ‘Sesame Street’: ‘I Am! Somebody!’

The young man is the civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. The stoop is on the set of “Sesame Street,” in 1972. The ...

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Watch: Rev. Jesse Jackson recites ‘I Am Somebody’ with kids on ‘Sesame Street’

The civil rights leader went on the show in 1972, leading a group of children in reciting the poem “I Am Somebody.” Originally written by Rev. William Holmes Borders Sr., the piece asserts that ...
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There aren't many clips around from Jesse Jackson's appearance on 'Sesame Street'

Rev. Jesse Jackson made an appearance in a 'Sesame Street' episode in 1971, where he shared three poems he wrote about civil and human rights.