In Search of Bass Reeves
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In Search of Bass Reeves

"From Slave to Lawman: The true story of Bass Reeves, one of the Old West's Greatest Frontier Marshals"

2024 1h 45m ★ 5.7 (3 votes) Released

By the end of his illustrious career, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves may well have been the preeminent lawman of the Old West. He brought upwards of 3,000 outlaws to justice and served in law enforcement for 32 years during Reconstruction after the Civil War. His story is one of an escape to freedom and the dangers of the West for a former slave who rose to become a legend of the law. Join us as we go in search of Bass Reeves.

Director

Dana Celeste Robinson

Writer

Dana Celeste Robinson

Rating
5.7
Runtime
105 min

Production

Knox Robinson Films

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Keywords

civil rightsheroismbiographybased on true storysupreme courtu.s. marshalfrontierlaw enforcementfrontier justicepioneersblack historycriminal justicegang of outlawswestern expansioncriminal justice systemamerican justice systemafrican american historyamerican historycowboys and outlawscowboys and indiansfrontier lifewild west historyold west historyafrican american hero

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