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Feb 1, 2018 · The amazing true story of Bass Reeves, the formerly enslaved man who protected the Wild West. By: Thaddeus Morgan Updated: November 8, 2021 | Original: February 1, 2018
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.
Dec 14, 2019 · The story of a legendary Black federal lawman. By Sydney Trent. Updated November 6, 2023 at 10:53 a.m. EST | Published November 6, 2023 at 10:32 a.m. EST. Bass Reeves was a U.S. deputy marshal...
Nov 5, 2023 · Bass Reeves (1838-1910) was the first Black U.S. deputy marshal west of the Mississippi, and is now the subject of a new Paramount+ TV series. CBS News. Reeves roamed the heart of the Indian...
Nov 17, 2007 · Bass Reeves. Public domain image. 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.
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 13, 2023 · Born a slave, Bass Reeves fled his master and soon carved a name for himself as one of the most famous marshals in the West. (Oklahoma University Library) (University of Oklahoma Library) The larger-than-life African-American marshal worked in the most dangerous area for federal peace officers, Oklahoma and Indian territories, for 32 years.
