The only thing Jesse Jackson knows about MLK Jr. is how to exploit his memory for personal gains.

(AJC) — Dozens of Occupy Atlanta protesters returned to Woodruff Park downtown Saturday, many of them pitching tents and saying they planned to stay after the city’s 11 p.m. deadline for them to clear out.

Nearly two weeks ago, Atlanta police arrested more than 50 Occupy Atlanta protesters when the group defied the city’s order to leave the park at closing time. The demonstrators who returned Saturday were also risking arrest.

Before nightfall the Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke briefly to a small crowd of about 60 in the park, saying this movement is an extension of the Poor People’s Campaign led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s.

“It’s not the size of the crowd, it’s the substance of the discussion,” Jackson said.

In an interview, Jackson said the protesters were voicing dissatisfaction with banks, with government policies that favor the rich, with Washington gridlock and lack of action to help average Americans.

“This is the cup running over,” he said. “People can’t take it anymore.”