Remembering the night Jesse Jackson read 'Green Eggs and Ham' on 'Saturday Night Live'

NPR | By Elizabeth Blair

Published February 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM EST

We look back on Jesse Jackson's 1991 Saturday Night Live appearance reading Green Eggs and Ham in honor of Dr. Seuss. Jackson died on Tuesday at age 84.

Elizabeth Blair

Elizabeth Blair is a Peabody Award-winning senior producer/reporter on the Arts Desk of NPR News.

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