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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.
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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A drama western series about the first Black deputy U.S. marshal in the upper Midwest Territory, starring David Oyelowo and Lauren E. Banks. See the cast, crew, episodes, trailers, reviews, trivia and more on IMDb.
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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.
Feb 1, 2018 · Learn about Bass Reeves, a former slave who became a legendary lawman in the Indian Territory. He arrested over 3,000 outlaws, killed 14 of them and inspired the fictional Lone Ranger character.
From executive producers Taylor Sheridan (1883) and David Oyelowo (Selma) comes the untold story of the most legendary lawman in the Old West: Bass Reeves. L...
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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.
