Louisiana mayor apologizes for racist treatment of Sam Cooke

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SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Shreveport's mayor has apologized for the racist way the late singer Sam Cooke was treated during a visit to the city. Cooke was in town in 1963 to perform at the Municipal Auditorium. He had a reservation at a Holiday Inn but he, his wife and ...

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