American Skin (41 Shots) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by cprompt 

Cover art for American Skin (41 Shots) lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

This song is a tribute to Amadou Diallo, who reached for his wallet when stopped by the police (possibly to show identification) and they shot him...41 times. They were acquitted, saying they thought the wallet was a gun. It was considered by many to be a case of racial profiling.

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