NPR staff article (February 1, 2014) and audio heard on All Things Considered.
"In the fall of 1963, Cooke faced a direct affront: He and his band were turned away from a Holiday Inn in Shreveport, La.
Cooke was arrested and jailed, ... "A Change Is Gonna Come" was written within a month or two after that."
Sam Cooke And the Song That 'Almost Scared Him'
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