A 25foot work of art honors the illustrious lawman, believed to be the first black u. By 1875, reeves and his family were living back in western arkansas, and it was there that he was approached to apply for a position as a deputy u. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Hollywood is joining fort smith in honoring one of the men who hunted outlaws in the wild west. In this bass reeves film, lawless, three outlaws divvy up a dead mans belongings. Deputy marshal, under the direction of judge isaac c. Not even the sanctuary of the church could shield wrongdoers. Reeves, bass the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. Marshal bass reeves, born as a slave in arkansas, grew up in lamar and grayson counties, texas, where he belonged to col. According to the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture, deputy u. Bass reeves july 1838 january 12, 1910 was an american law enforcement officer. Marshals museum in fort smith has an impressive collection of guns and documents related to famed deputy u.
That is until they realize one of them is keeping a secret. Arkansas, 1875, after shooting 5 men to save a judge and then going into indian territory after a lethal outlaw, bass reeves becomes the first black deputy marshal west of mississippi. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Bass reeves could well have been one of the greatest lawmen of the wild west. Marshal the indian territory had become a refugee for murderers, thieves, and robbers. Recently acquired bass reeves artifacts will be unveiled this saturday, july 25 at the u. Us marshals museum searches for bass reeves relatives ap news. The city of muskogee will be the location for the world premier showing of the major motion picture, hell on the border. Watch the trailer to hell on the border, about bass reeves, the first black u.
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