Rev. Jesse Jackson 1941–2026

I am Somebody!

I am Somebody!

I may be poor, but I am Somebody!

I may be young, but I am Somebody!

I may be on welfare, but I am Somebody!

I may be small, but I am Somebody!

I may have made mistakes, but I am Somebody!

My clothes are different,

My face is different,

My hair is different,

But I am Somebody!

I am Black, Brown, or White,

I speak a different language,

But I must be respected, protected, never rejected,

I am God's child!

I am Somebody!

The version of "I Am Somebody" by Rev. William Holmes Borders, Sr., as recited by Rev. Jesse Jackson on Sesame Street in 1971.