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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ still speaks to a nation vacillating between hope and despair

  • Written by Louis P. Masur, Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History, Rutgers University
Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ still speaks to a nation vacillating between hope and despairBruce Springsteen performs in Atlanta on Aug. 22, 1975, during the 'Born to Run' tour. Tom Hill/WireImage via Getty Images

I was 18 when Bruce Springsteen’s third album, “Born to Run,” was released 50 years ago, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.

I’d just finished my freshman year in college, and I was lost....

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