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Article: BOYCOTT BACKERS: BRUCE IS HYPOCRITE.(News)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2002
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Byline: Craig Garretson Post staff reporter
Two years ago, two police groups unhappy with Bruce Springsteen's song "American Skin (41 shots)" - inspired by the fatal shooting of a West African immigrant by four New York City police officers - led a boycott of his concert in that city.
Tonight, when The Boss plays a much-anticipated date at U.S. Bank Arena, there will be boycotters outside again, in this instance prompted to action by the deaths of two black men at the hands of Cincinnati police.
The irony of a Springsteen boycott from the other side of the coin isn't lost on the Rev. Damon Lynch III, leader of the Black United Front, one of ...