Bass Reeves' and the real Bass Reeves, who was one of the first Black U.S. Deputy Marshals. From left, David Oyelowo as Bass Reeves in 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' and the real Bass Reeves, who was one ...

At 6 foot two, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves was as imposing as his mustache. So strong, it was said if he spit on a brick, it would shatter. "He was like the Michael Jordan of frontier lawmen ...

His mandate was to bring the lawlessness of the territory to an end, and he hired 200 U.S. marshals to do it. One of those marshals was a 6’2”, 200-pound former slave named Bass Reeves.

The story of Bass Reeves, a Black lawman who was one the most famous U.S. marshals to ever enter the lore of legend, has only recently come to light. Those of us raised by a floor model behemoth ...

"Lawmen: Bass Reeves" will follow Reeves' journey from enslavement to law enforcement as one of the first Black U.S. Marshals west of the Mississippi River, according to the show's logline.

‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ Creator Chad Feehan on Exploring Good v. Evil in Season Finale and Where They Could Go Next The life of the hero gunslinger, U.S Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves, long ...

Bass Reeves to the screen was supposedly the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, the first Black Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River, but you wouldn't know it was fascinating from ...

"Lawmen: Bass Reeves" has been telling the long overdue story of a real-life Western hero, the formerly enslaved Reeves (David Oyelowo), who became the first Black deputy U.S. marshal west of the ...

From the hills of eastern Oklahoma, the legendary U.S. deputy marshal Bass Reeves rode with a posse into the Indian Territory, what is now Oklahoma. Setting out from Fort Smith, Arkansas, Bass Reeves ...

But he certainly didn’t begin there, as we see in Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ series premiere. Episode 1 of the Paramount+ drama lays out how the titular character, a slave during the United States ...

Washington’s gait translates well to his character Bass Reeves in “Corsicana.” Reeves is a runaway slave turned U.S. marshal who made his mark in Oklahoma in the 1800s. The story follows ...