On this episode of Our American Stories for Art Burton the story of Bass Reeves seemed almost too good to be true After all how could somebody who history essentially forgot have such a strong lore Art decided to dive in headfirst determined to shed some light on the man who was the first black deputy US marshal west of the Mississippi River Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Professor Art T Burton tells us how he first found out about Bass Reeves and he didn't think much about him It wasn't until later in life and after hearing stories that sounded almost too good to be true that he decided to dive into the life of one of the first black deputy U S marshals west of the Mississippi River Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

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