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Bass Reeves (July 1838 – January 12, 1910) was a runaway slave, gunfighter, farmer, scout, tracker, railroad agent and deputy U.S. Marshal. He spoke and understood the languages of several Native American tribes including Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole and Creek.
Lawmen: Bass Reeves is an American Western television miniseries created by Chad Feehan, who also serves as showrunner, and executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, Feehan, David C. Glasser, David Oyelowo, Jessica Oyelowo, David Permut, Christina Alexandra Voros, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, and David Hutkin. [1]
Jun 25, 2024 · Bass Reeves (born 1838, Crawford county, Arkansas, U.S.—died January 12, 1910, Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.) was an American lawman who was one of the first deputy U.S. marshals of African descent in the American West.
Feb 1, 2018 · In fact, it was one of many feats of Bass Reeves, a legendary lawman of the Wild West—a man whose true adventures rivaled those of the outlaw-wrangling masked character.
Lawmen: Bass Reeves: Created by Chad Feehan. With David Oyelowo, Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck. About the legendary lawman Bass Reeves, one of the greatest frontier heroes and one of the first Black deputy U.S. marshals west of the Mississippi River.
Dec 27, 2023 · Arkansas native Bass Reeves was one of the first Black lawmen west of the Mississippi River. As one of the most respected lawmen working in Indian Territory, he achieved legendary status for the number of criminals he captured. Bass Reeves was born enslaved in Crawford County in July 1838.
Bass Reeves was one of the first ever Black deputy U.S. marshals in American history. This was not at all common, especially west of the Mississippi River. Of hundreds of law enforcement hires in 1875, he was the only one to stay on until 1907, the year Oklahoma gained statehood.
REEVES, BASS (1838–1910). Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves, born as a slave in Arkansas, grew up in Lamar and Grayson counties, Texas, where he belonged to Col. George R. Reeves, later to become the speaker of the house in the Texas legislature.
Nov 17, 2007 · Bass Reeves was the first African American commissioned to serve as a deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River. Born a slave in Paris, Texas and owned by George Reeves, Bass Reeves grew up illiterate and remained illiterate for his entire life.
Jun 1, 1995 · Bass Reeves, the first black commissioned United States deputy marshal west of the Mississippi River, was born to enslaved parents in July 1838 near Paris, Texas.
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