Adrian Perkins in The New York Post

On Principles & Values: Awarded Sam Cooke apology; posthumous Key to the City

Legendary singer Sam Cooke received a public apology for the racially motivated mistreatment he suffered in 1963 at the hands of hotel staff and law enforcement while performing in Shreveport. Perkins posthumously awarded the "King of Soul" the key to the city at the Let the Good Times Roll Festival. "I'm so honored that Mayor Perkins took the time to do the apology while I was performing at the festival," said the singer's daughter, Carla Cooke, accepting the honor on her father's behalf. Source: The New York Post on 2020 Louisiana Senate race Jun 24, 2020

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