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American Skin (41 Shots)

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  • The Boss
    In Bruce Springsteen: Springsteen’s political messaging

    …of Tom Joad” and “American Skin (41 Shots).” The latter song—a complex exploration of the death in 1999 of Amadou Diallo, an unarmed Guinean immigrant who was shot repeatedly by New York City police officers who thought he was going for a gun when he reached for his wallet—took…

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