In the 1970s, Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson delivered his powerful “I Am Somebody” speech, turning a simple affirmation into a rallying cry for dignity and economic justice. The speech emphasized self-worth, repeating the phrase “I am somebody” to affirm the humanity of Black workers who faced poverty, racism, and dangerous working conditions. Jackson’s message built on the legacy of the Memphis sanitation strike that had drawn Martin Luther King Jr. to the city just three years earlier. By
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Civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson leading a crowd in the call-and-response poem ‘I Am Somebody’. Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the US’s most influential Black voices, died peacefully this morning aged 84 , his family said in a statement. Rev Jackson, a Baptist minister, had been a civil rights leader since the 1960s, when he marched with Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and helped fundraise for the cause. 📱 link in bio to read more. #Iamsomebody | RTÉ News
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