How Did Bass Reeves Work?

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How Did Bass Reeves Work?

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Feb 16, 2022

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Bass Reeves was one of the first Black deputy marshals in the Old West, and one of the most successful. Learn more about him in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/bass-reeves.htm
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Feb 16, 2022

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