The Real-Life Django
The real-life Django: The legendary African-American Wild West marshal who arrested 3,000 outlaws and killed 14 men
-Bass Reeves was born a slave in 1838 and later broke from his owner to live among Native Americans
-Reeves became a Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1875 at the age of 38
-During his 32-year career as a Deputy Marshal he arrested 3,000 felons, killed 14 men and was never shot
Bass Reeves, one of the first African Americans to become a Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River, could have been an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s fictional character Django. Reeves, who was born a slave, arrested 3,000 felons, killed 14 men and was never shot throughout his 32-year career as a federal lawman. The fearless solider was born into slavery in 1838 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and eventually broke from his owner, George Reeves, to live among the Creek and Seminole Indians.
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| The Real-Life Django |
-Reeves became a Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1875 at the age of 38
-During his 32-year career as a Deputy Marshal he arrested 3,000 felons, killed 14 men and was never shot
Bass Reeves, one of the first African Americans to become a Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River, could have been an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s fictional character Django. Reeves, who was born a slave, arrested 3,000 felons, killed 14 men and was never shot throughout his 32-year career as a federal lawman. The fearless solider was born into slavery in 1838 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and eventually broke from his owner, George Reeves, to live among the Creek and Seminole Indians.
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