To a piece of cloth that represents the "Land of the Free" that made people slaves to build
Here is the ending sentence of the song: I could annotate it as I did so far, but by now you are familiar with Eminem's tone and with the themes dealt with in the project... so I would like to hear your interpretations! Try to unpack it on your own.
Clues: my personal advice when it comes to understand a text is dividing it into smaller chunks (example: what piece of cloth is Eminem referring to?). If you struggle with understanding what he is trying to say, don't worry: try to read the text again and remember that previous and following sentences can help you out.
https://klagenfurtmigrationstudies.home.blog/understanding-barriers-to-immigration-by-listening-to-ellis-island-oral-histories/
Consequently, Springsteen recovers and adapts a song that deals with a timeless topic, immigration, and ultimately, the lack of equality for those who migrate to the United States. The music itself is a mixture of typical "American" sounds (rock 'n' roll, the electric guitar...) and an Irish-like folk motive. 
* In the early 1990s, the country entered a severe recession, which was apparently overcome by the mid-1990s.
* Black businesses bloomed and Black celebrities (such as Micheal Jackson, Michal Jordan and Oprah Winfrey) started to appear and constituted the first "Black bourgeoisie". However, this was not the reality of common, middle or lower-class African-Americans: in some inner cities, between 30% and 43% of the population in poor neighborhoods (such as East New York, the South Bronx, South Central Los Angeles, Chicago's South Side) was jobless. Many of those "who had once held stable blue-color jobs, low-wage service jobs, such as in the fast-food industry" relied on occasional and informal activities (braiding hair, childcare, car repair...).
* The abuse of drugs that had exploded the previous decade went on, especially among poors.
* Mass incarceration persisted: in 1990, prisoners reached one million. "By 2000, one-third of all black males in their twenties were under the control of the criminal justice system—either in prison or jail, on parole, probation, or awaiting trial. The major reason for this disproportion in incarceration is the stark racism that continues to pervade the criminal justice system. […] The socio-economic and political consequences of mass incarceration for the black community have been profound. Hundreds of thousands of households have been destroyed". (
* White supremacy movements and groups (such as the Ku Klux Klan) reignited and engaged in violent acts against African Americans, firebombing of churches and campaigns against affirmative actions programs and integration in schools. "Millions of white Americans had become convinced that “too much” had been given to blacks".
* Poverty, hunger and hopelessness paved the way to the abuse of drugs; crack was especially consumed by poor Americans as it was inexpensive and easily available. As a consequence of the combination of low employment, educational poverty and drug popularity, drug dealing became the source of income for young people and violence increased significantly in Black neighborhoods.
