Who is Bass Reeves?
Correct answer: First black U.S. deputy marshal west of the Mississippi
flowercat0523
Too bad that we didn't hear about him in history class.
Player #1448753
Gee Gambino, it should just be called history. this is the only country in the world that seperates things by race. (i.e. if you live in england you are british, italy you're italian and so forth). history books should tell it all...the good the bad and the ugly. Don't you agree?
Gee Gambino
one cannot speak of American History without including the intricate part... Black history
2smrt
This is why we need REAL American history taught in our schools. Not once a year black history but just history of Americans. Who helped build this country. I heard about him once but only cuz of a Lone Ranger background story.
Maggie6772
Angel Smith,
As a white man ,I’d like to think of him as a great American man.
IconicFire89287
Gee Gambino, I am proud to have served as Deputy US Marshal in Texas for 32 years; as an African American
CatPowers57
LadyAthelia, A documentary should be made about him, his life and accomplishments.
bob7111
I think we are overdue a good true Western movie!!! hint hint HINT!!!
Cherokeeprincess3
Angel Smith, I had heard this story about Bass. He was an incredible man. He should be more well known.
Chanelly Smeby Sharen
RoamingSurfer31771, Most of African American history was deliberately left out of history text books
TexasYankee
Youlona, amazon has a great movie on Bass Reeves
TexasYankee
Taranchalanche, we continue to grow throughout life , reading is much more fulfilling than videos on social media networks
TexasYankee
Chanelly Smeby Sharen, History has to be a written record, similarly like the holy bible, In his lifetime not very many Black people were literate, so it is only in the past 30 years that people of all color are writing the history of the USA, especially the genocide done to us Native Aboriginals as well as the incarcerated Japanese US citizens during WWII, some if my ancestors had rotten potatoes thrown at them when they got off the ships , but this human behavior has existed for as long as man has walked the earth
Youlona
Addam , Funny, I think I’m gonna watch that movie tonight
Toni
This is my first time reading about him didn’t know he existed, but as usual white people take things and make it their own so if the long range was based on him, you see what they did. They made the long range white and a sidekick a Indian they have forever changed history with nothing but a bunch of lies a lot of them.
Sluggo
flowercat0523, in Florida if it were to be entered in educational literature they would ban the books as being "Woke" conspiracy
Addam
Ronster,
I do believe that you meant the harder they fall blazing saddles was a comedy parody or a spoof about western movies that was written by Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor apparently Richard wrote the parts for the white actors and Mel wrote the parts for the black actors
Katie
Quaniey, what movie is about Bass Reeves ?
bick
flowercat0523, your right never heard of him in history classes,smh
Artie
He really looks the part, doesn't he?
Gigi
There are many significant people in American history I never learned about in school. Just this week at age 62 I learned of John Brown and his raid in Virginia, which set in motion the civil war.
Kosem Sultana
I believe that there is a tv series about this man, it's either on the Peacock or Paramount Plus streaming platforms.
Lilmom
A lot of Black people are not heard of.
Quaniey
Never heard of him until I watched the movie but I love it & I also love western movies!!
Nubianmom
Nobody could mess with him!
Nubianmom
the baddest guy of the West. Nobody could mess with him!
GEO
2smrt, This should also apply to the Truth regarding our Native American Indian Tribes and their struggles, which in most cases was as bad, or worse than those of the African American peoples.
Honeybee
I agree with you @flower
msbw
Player #1448753, that would be too much like right
knowledge hunger
I wonder if they'll ever make a 📽 about him.
Player #131663578
2smrt, I know man all they teach in schools nowadays is just back in the Roman years for history
yahoo
Maggie6772, God forbid you give the black community credit
yahoo
Gee Gambino, yes but they sure try.
yahoo
flowercat0523, because he was black
NightsChild
Love that I can learn new things from this!
Woody
I read a lot about him in some Western books. How he served under judge Issac Parker in Ft. Smith Arkansas. He chased outlaws all over the Indian territory. quite a man.
Tazz
Betty, did you go to Orlando k class?
MathADDict
CatPowers57, there is - so to speak. Paramount Plus has a series about him streaming right now.
stiglercat
Bass Reeves might be buried in Harding cemetery in Muskogee Oklahoma
Tre
Black Ice, Simple, cause he was black.