Ex-slave’s enduring song ‘Swin Low, Sweet Chariot’ may win honor
Senate Bill 73 says “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot†was written and composed by Wallis Willis, a Choctaw freedman living in Indian Territory before 1862.
A Tulsa lawmaker wants to make “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot†the state’s official gospel song.
Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre, D-Tulsa, said some board members of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame made the suggestion.Advertisement
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