"Bass Reeves rose above unimaginable challenges to become one of the first black U.S. deputy marshals west of the Mississippi River, having arrested over 3000 fugitives with unwavering fairness ...

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 was the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River. He worked mostly in Arkansas and the Oklahoma Territory. During his long career, he was credited with arresting ...