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   

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In 2007, watermelon was named the state vegetable, even though some argued it is really a fruit.

Sen. Richard Lerblance, D-Hartshorne, said...
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