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David Oyelowo on bringing the first Black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River to life
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David Oyelowo on bringing the first Black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River to life
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jan 18, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Jan. 10, actor David Oyewolo talks about his new series, “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” in which he plays the eponymous Bass Reeves, the first Black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River. Oyelowo also discusses what it was like to work with his wife in a part weighted with personal and historic significance, and why it was important for him to bring Reeves’s story to the screen.
Released:
Jan 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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