Bass Reeves: From slavery to becoming one of the first Black Deputy U.S. Marshals West of the Mississippi River, by Gift Luckson Bass Reeves (July 1838 – January 12, 1910) was a deputy U.S. Marshal, gunfighter, farmer, scout, tracker, and railroad agent who escaped from slavery. He spoke the languages of several Native American tribes, […] The post Bass Reeves: From slavery to becoming one of the…