Bass Reeves, the Real Lone Ranger, spoke Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Muscogee. A legendary marksman and detective, his skills led to thousands of arrests. Discover the story of a true American icon. #BassReeves #Trailblazer #JGHFoundation
RATTLESNAKE POISON IN HIS VEINS: A BASS REEVES ADVENTURE (an 11,300 word, action-packed Western) is now available for free on my Patreon!
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#pulp #NewPulp #western #MensAdventure #BassReeves
#BlackHistory is #AmericanHistory
Want to see the real "Lone Ranger"?
His name was #BassReeves
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Reeves served for decades, capturing thousands of outlaws, often alone, and became one of the most legendary figures of the Wild West — a true hero who broke barriers and lived by the law. 💥 #BlackHistoryMonth #BassReeves #Legend #BlackSky
black history, is American history #February
For Day 8 of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, we’re sharing the story of Bass Reeves, an escaped slave who would become a multilingual Deputy U.S. Marshal.
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#BlackMarshalls
#BassReeves
Watching #Lawman on Paramount+, and there are some folks today that still think that Black folks won't be in the good part of heaven. SMH
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📅 On This Day — Jan 12, 1910
Bass Reeves, one of the greatest lawmen of the Wild West, died nearly forgotten. Born into slavery, he became a fearless U.S. Marshal and is widely believed to have inspired the Lone Ranger.
His true story lives on in #TheRealWildWest
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#BassReeves #watchandwonder
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"Bass Reeves"
This was a Netflix series but there is a book about #bassreeves First Black Deputy Marshal
[Video] Discover the true story of the Black cowboy who inspired the Lone Ranger and was actually much scarier. Hidden Black history and legendary perseverance. ✊ #BlackHistory #BlackPride #BassReeves #
New article - 10 Legendary Gunslingers from The (Real) Wild Wild West!
#History #WildWest #BassReeves #OKCorral #Deadwood #BillyTheKid #StagecoachMary #Tombstone #AnnieOakley #butchcassidyandthesundancekid
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Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger
#BlackHistory365 #Truth #BlackCowboy #BassReeves #TheRealLonerRanger
Fame is a white filter; memory leaks through.
Elders kept the names textbooks dropped—Bass Reeves.
“Earp wasn’t a patch on his pants leg.”
Burton follows the whisper to the record; the record agrees.
The West wasn’t just whitewashed—it was white-written.
#BlackGun #BassReeves #Historiography
Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger
#BlackHistory365 #BassReeves 👑 #WhiteWashingHistory #Cowboy
Once, he saw a group of cowboys trying to free an animal from mud. They were using ropes. It made it worse. He came upon them. Stripped bare naked and jumped in the mud to free that beast.
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#DEPUTYMARSHALL
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Our first town hall to address African Americans and responsible gun ownership.
#bassreevesgunclub #secondamendment #townhall #blackgunowners #2a #communitydefense #firearmstraining #georgia #politics #NAAGA #BRGC #AfricanAmericans #AfricanAmericanHistory #BassReeves
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INTERESTING ARTICLE ABOUT BASS REEVES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN LAW MAN IN THE AMERICAN WEST: truewestmagazine.com/article/a-de... #bassreeves #lawofficers #brave #bravery #africanamerican #crime #criminals #americanwest
I think Ryan Coogler should reboot the Bass Reeves movie. The real lawman deserved a much better movie than the 2010 Mauser film.
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February 21st
I read that he was the inspiration for #TheLoneRanger tv show. #BassReeves
#BlackHistoryMonthBookChallenge #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #tlskychat #booksky #books #VaundaMicheauxNelson
Black History
Bass Reeves (July 1838 – January 12, 1910) was an American law enforcement officer. He was the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River. He worked mostly in Arkansas and the Oklahoma Territory. During his career #blerd #blerdcon #BassReeves ##BlackHistoryMonth
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Day 15
#BlackCowboys
Did you know that the #LoneRanger was based on one of the 1st #AfricanAmerican Deputy US Marshals, #BassReeves?
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This is fantastic.
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Inspiration and American hero.
