Bass Reeves: An Actual "Old West" Badass Lawman

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Love this big history! Thanks!
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Mr. Reeves is the lawman Wyatt Earp claimed to be.
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John Thomas8 wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 10:38 pm Mr. Reeves is the lawman Wyatt Earp claimed to be.
Also the closest real person to The Lone Ranger.
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I learned about him on Drunk History. Cool story.

A few decades back, there was a fun Bruce Campbell vehicle called The Adventures of Briscoe County jr. His competition/sometimes partner was a black bounty hunter modeled after Mr Reeves.
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https://www.nps.gov/fosm/learn/historyc ... Reeves.htm

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