Bass Reeves might be the most famous—and mistakenly identified—black lawman in the West.
Ned Huddleston aka Isom Dart (1849-1900) cowboyed in Texas and the Indian Territory before venturing north to the Montana and Wyoming Territories. He stole horses in Mexico and sold them in Texas. Later he moved to Colorado and changed his name to Isom Dart and became a rancher in Brown’s Hole. Soon thereafter, Dart became a member of
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