Shreveport, Louisiana Mayor Apologizes to Sam Cooke’s Family for Racist Treatment

After more than 56 years, the city of Shreveport has issued a public apology for the way Sam Cooke was treated. Cooke wrote ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ after experiencing injustice at the hands of law enforcement and hotel staff. Mayor Adrian Perkins of Shreveport awarded the late singer with a key to the city […]

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