American Skin (41 Shots)
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"American Skin (41 Shots)" is a Bruce Springsteen protest song addressing police brutality and racial profiling, inspired by the 1999 shooting of Amadou Diallo in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Skin (41 Shots) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Skin (41 Shots) Context triple: [High Hopes, hasTrack, American Skin (41 Shots)]
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A.
Shakedown Street
Shakedown Street is a 1978 studio album by the Grateful Dead that blends rock, disco, and funk influences and includes the fan-favorite title track.
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B.
Fell on Black Days
"Fell on Black Days" is a dark, introspective grunge song by Soundgarden, written and sung by Chris Cornell and released on their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
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C.
The American Dream Is Killing Me
"The American Dream Is Killing Me" is a politically charged punk rock song by Green Day, released as a single from their album "Saviors."
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D.
American Madness
American Madness is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra that explores themes of banking, trust, and social responsibility during the Great Depression.
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E.
Custer Died for Your Sins
"Custer Died for Your Sins" is a groundbreaking 1969 book by Vine Deloria Jr. that sharply critiques U.S. policies toward Native Americans and helped catalyze the Native American civil rights movement and literary renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Skin (41 Shots) Target entity description: "American Skin (41 Shots)" is a Bruce Springsteen protest song addressing police brutality and racial profiling, inspired by the 1999 shooting of Amadou Diallo in New York City.
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A.
Shakedown Street
Shakedown Street is a 1978 studio album by the Grateful Dead that blends rock, disco, and funk influences and includes the fan-favorite title track.
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B.
Fell on Black Days
"Fell on Black Days" is a dark, introspective grunge song by Soundgarden, written and sung by Chris Cornell and released on their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
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C.
The American Dream Is Killing Me
"The American Dream Is Killing Me" is a politically charged punk rock song by Green Day, released as a single from their album "Saviors."
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D.
American Madness
American Madness is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra that explores themes of banking, trust, and social responsibility during the Great Depression.
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E.
Custer Died for Your Sins
"Custer Died for Your Sins" is a groundbreaking 1969 book by Vine Deloria Jr. that sharply critiques U.S. policies toward Native Americans and helped catalyze the Native American civil rights movement and literary renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
protest song
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| artist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York City Police Department
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Police Department
|
| associatedWithMovement | anti–police brutality movement ⓘ |
| catalogNumberContext | Bruce Springsteen discography ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized by some police organizations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describesEvent | shooting of an unarmed man by police ⓘ |
| firstPerformedBy |
Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
surface form:
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
|
| genre |
heartland rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine | "You can get killed just for living in your American skin" ⓘ |
| hasLiveRecording | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band live releases ⓘ |
| hasLyricsAbout |
Amadou Diallo
ⓘ
mother warning her son about police ⓘ |
| hasPart | refrain "41 shots" ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | empathetic toward victims of police violence ⓘ |
| hasReception |
criticized as anti-police by some groups
ⓘ
praised for its social commentary ⓘ |
| hasSubject | African American experience with law enforcement ⓘ |
| hasTitleReference | number of shots fired at Amadou Diallo ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Shooting of Amadou Diallo
ⓘ
police brutality ⓘ racial profiling ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfEventDescribed | New York City ⓘ |
| medium | live performance ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
encounters between Black civilians and police
ⓘ
fear of police violence ⓘ |
| notableLivePerformanceCity | New York City ⓘ |
| notableLivePerformanceLocation | Madison Square Garden ⓘ |
| partOf | Bruce Springsteen live setlists ⓘ |
| performer |
E Street Band
ⓘ
surface form:
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
|
| recordedBy |
Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
surface form:
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
|
| releaseContext | post-1999 debates on police violence ⓘ |
| supportFrom | civil rights advocates ⓘ |
| theme |
civil rights
ⓘ
police brutality ⓘ racial profiling ⓘ social justice ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ use of deadly force by police ⓘ |
| workType | politically charged song ⓘ |
| writer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
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Subject: American Skin (41 Shots) Description of subject: "American Skin (41 Shots)" is a Bruce Springsteen protest song addressing police brutality and racial profiling, inspired by the 1999 shooting of Amadou Diallo in New York City.
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