Reeves continues to inspire Black lawmen to this day. "When I was first hired on as a young deputy U.S. marshal, the older deputy U.S. marshals told me the story of Bass Reeves and it's a story of ...

Jan. 14—Jonita Mullins said Bass Reeves not only honors Oklahoma history but Oklahoma's Black history. Reeves, a former United States Deputy Marshal and Muskogee Police officer, was honored with a ...

Jan. 14—Jonita Mullins said Bass Reeves not only honors Oklahoma history but Oklahoma's Black history. Reeves, a former United States Deputy Marshal and Muskogee Police officer, was honored with ...

Reeves is a significant historical ... the first African Americans to become a U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River. He spent 32 years as a deputy marshal, exceeding the average time of ...

Former slave Bass Reeves, the first black U.S. Marshall, staunchly defended territorial law in the American West through many remarkable deeds. (The 2010 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) Each ...

About the legendary lawman Bass Reeves, one of the greatest frontier heroes and one of the first Black deputy U.S. marshals west of the Mississippi River.

Bass Reeves has been described as one of the most prolific Deputy Marshals in the Old West. Born into slavery, Reeves was eventually able to escape to freedom in Oklahoma. He then worked as a ...

People are talking about the Bass Reeves statue coming to Three Rivers ... Reeves is best known for serving 32 years as deputy U.S. Marshal in Indian Territory. He worked with Muskogee Police ...