I Am – Somebody
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| "'''I Am - Somebody'''" is a poem by Reverend [[Jesse Jackson]]. According to ''[[The Reader's Companion to American History]]'', the poem was written as part of [[push-Excel]], a program designed to motivate black students. | "'''I Am - Somebody'''" is a poem by Reverend [[Jesse Jackson]]. According to ''[[The Reader's Companion to American History]]'', the poem was written as part of [[push-Excel]], a program designed to motivate black students. | ||
| - | The poem was recited in a somewhat different form in what sounds like a speech by Jackson sampled on the 1973 funk single Same Beat by [[The J.B.'s]]. The J.B.'s titled an album and track Damn Right I Am Somebody the following year. | + | The poem was recited in a somewhat different form in what sounds like a speech by Jackson sampled on the 1973 funk single "[[Same Beat]]" by [[The J.B.'s]]. The J.B.'s titled an album and track ''[[Damn Right I Am Somebody]]'' the following year. |
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"I Am - Somebody" is a poem by Reverend Jesse Jackson. According to The Reader's Companion to American History, the poem was written as part of push-Excel, a program designed to motivate black students.
The poem was recited in a somewhat different form in what sounds like a speech by Jackson sampled on the 1973 funk single "Same Beat" by The J.B.'s. The J.B.'s titled an album and track Damn Right I Am Somebody the following year.
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