Texas restaurant criticized for featuring blackface caricature on wall

LUBBOCK -- A restaurant in Texas is being called racist for using an offensive sign to decorate its wall.

The controversial sign at Cook's Garage in Lubbock features a neon caricature of an African-American male with the words "Coon Chicken Inn" written inside its mouth.

Jessica Rios, a customer who ate at the diner, angrily shared the image on Facebook Wednesday night. The next day, the complaint reached Cook's Garage via social media.

"We did not put this sign up to be derogatory, racist or to offend anyone," wrote Cook's Garage in a Facebook post. "This is part of Americana History... just like everything else hung in our collection and buildings."

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