Bass Reeves might be the most famous—and mistakenly identified—black lawman in the West. In recent years there has been an influx of images...
Man with a Badge
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Bass Reeves
Once And For All, Is The Lone Ranger Based on Bass Reeves?
By Art Burton When The Lone Ranger debuted on the radio in Detroit in 1933, racism was at a zenith in the United States. That the story could have...
Black and Blue
Some things just have to be said. In this time of renewed racial contention, it is somehow fitting—and timely—that one of the unsung heroes of the...
Legends, Lawmen and Outlaws
The Steve Turner Collection of African Americana brought 182 percent of the pre-sale estimate at Cowan’s Auctions.