![]() When Judge Isaac Parker tried to bring law and order to the lawless Indian Territories, he chose Bass to be a Deputy US Marshal. He achieved all this in spite of whites who didn’t like the notion of a Black lawman.īorn into slavery in 1838, Bass had a hard and violent life, but he also had a strong sense of right and wrong that others admired. When a lawbreaker heard Bass Reeves had his warrant, he knew it was the end of the trail, because Bass always got his man, dead or alive. As a peace officer, he was cunning and fearless. Sitting tall in the saddle, with a wide-brimmed black hat and twin Colt pistols on his belt, Bass Reeves seemed bigger than life. ![]() Read about the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery to become the first African American Deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi. ![]()
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