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.

 
BY BARBARA HOBEROCK - Tulsa World | Published: December 25, 2010   

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.

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“I decided that is a good idea,” McIntyre said.

Senate Bill 73 says “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” was written and composed by Wallis Willis, a Choctaw freedman...
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