In ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves,’ Fiction Fills In Where Tall Tales Leave Off

Bass Reeves, played by David Oyelowo in the new Paramount+ series, was a Black lawman living by his rifle and his wits during Reconstruction. The creators of the western drama based on the life of a Black deputy U.S. marshal were inspired by the challenge of filling in the lost history of the…

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