"Lawmen: Bass Reeves" has been telling the long overdue story of a real-life Western hero, the formerly enslaved Reeves (David Oyelowo), who became the first Black deputy U.S. marshal west of the ...

“Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” about the first Black deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River and the likely inspiration for the Lone Ranger, was brought to vivid life by David Oyelowo during the ...

Burton mentioned similarities between Reeves and the Lone Ranger in his Reeves book. In 2016, he wrote that he couldn’t prove conclusively that Reeves was the inspiration for the Lone Ranger “but he ...

We continue Keeping Black History Alive by shining a spotlight on Bass Reeves, the original Lone Ranger. Bass Reeves was born into slavery in Arkansas. As a young man, Reeves fled into the Indigenous ...

L awmen: Bass Reeves is the latest series added to Taylor Sheridan's body of work. In the expanded Yellowstone universe, executive producer Sheridan explores the American West in a new and exciting ...

Artist Ed Salazar holds up the photo he used for his oil painting of Black lawman Bass Reeves that is hanging at the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum. Bass Reeves is having a cultural ...

The next great American western rode into town this past month. Lawmen: Bass Reeves—the latest series from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan—has been a slow burn with pretty damn exciting action.

Feb. 29, 2024 – 01:38 – This year for Black History Month, we’re honoring the legacy of Black Pioneers whose resilience and courage changed American history forever. We continue Keeping Black History ...

Bass Reeves was born into slavery in Arkansas. As a young man, Reeves fled into the Indigenous Territory of Oklahoma. Rumor has it he fled after getting into a fight with his owner over a card game.