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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 five civilized tribal languages including Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole and Creek.
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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.
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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.
Dec 14, 2019 · Reeves, featured in the new Paramount+ series “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” was a former slave and one of the first Black U.S. deputy marshals west of the Mississippi.
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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.
Feb 12, 2015 · One of the most interesting was an African-American and former slave named Bass Reeves (1838-1910). Reeves was born into slavery in the state of Arkansas and, as a child, was moved to...
Feb 23, 2022 · Bass Reeves, a U.S. deputy marshal, arrested over 3,000 fugitives during his career in the nation's "most deadly" region, a historian tells PEOPLE.
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