From [MORE] The famed civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson addressed a crowd of thousands outside the Capitol Friday evening, urging the protestors to continue to fight for worker’s rights.

Jackson said the protestors had already achieved a milestone victory since the State Assembly voted to adjourn until Tuesday, after considering the Democrat’s amendments to Gov. Scott Walker’s much-disputed budget repair bill.

“You’re winning the Super Bowl of worker’s rights,” Jackson said.

He characterized the protestors as champions of human rights and said the act of standing up for one’s beliefs is part of what makes America great.

Protestors welcomed Jackson by singing “We shall Overcome,” an anthem for Martin Luther King Jr.’s battle for civil rights decades ago, during which a young Jackson gained attention for advocating integration in libraries.

Jackson also said workers have the right to be at the table and to bargain collectively, a sentiment which sparked mass shouts of support from the gathered crowd.