Breda O'Brien
Rev. Jesse Jackson. Photo: Lauren Gerson/ LBJ Presidential Library/Public Domain. When the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death was announced on February 17, people started forwarding a clip from Sesame Street in 1972. Jackson led black, white, Asian and Hispanic children sitting on the famous Sesame Street stoop in a call and response. Each sentence ended with “I am – somebody!” It was an iconic moment, not…
