On this date in 1840, The Registry celebrates the writing of the hymn “Swing Low Sweet Chariot.”
It was penned by Wallace Willis, the Black slave of a Choctaw Indian. Known as "Uncle Wallace," he was inspired to write this well-known American hymn by his current home near Oklahoma City. Willis was also a servant at Spencer Academy, a Choctaw boarding school for boys in Choctaw County.
So, once again the ignorant are out to destroy Black heritage.
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