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Springsteen Wins ACLU Award, Performs Protest Song, Ties Birthright Case

7/26/2026

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Bruce Springsteen received the ACLU’s Ralph Ellison Award in Washington, DC on July 24, 2026.
He performed “Streets of Minneapolis,” a protest song about the January killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Springsteen let his 1984 anthem “Born in the USA” appear in an ACLU ad about the Trump-versus-Barbara birthright-citizenship case.

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Bruce Springsteen received the ACLU’s Ralph Ellison Award in Washington, DC on July 24, 2026.
He performed “Streets of Minneapolis,” a protest song about the January killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Springsteen let his 1984 anthem “Born in the USA” appear in an ACLU ad about the Trump-versus-Barbara birthright-citizenship case.