154: Lone Ranger [Lawful Good pt.1: US Marshal Bass Reeves]

Grant Thomas
May 12
2 min read

Bass Reeves' adult life started with a crime: he ran away from the white man enslaving him. In his quest for freedom he made his way to the state of Oklahoma, learned several languages, and became the toughest man west of the Mississippi. All traits he would need when he became the first Black US Marshal in the west. A life that began with a crime would be defined by it’s lawfulness. Meet your favorite Lone Ranger, this week on Well, I Laughed!

Chapters

00:00:00 Catch-Up

0:34:34 Lone Ranger

00:41:37 Early Life

01:08:17 The Western Frontier

01:28:41 Lawman: 1875-1907

01:47:33 A Powerful Black Man

01:49:28 The Real Lone Ranger

Photos References

Bass Reeves, first African-American US Deputy Marshal - Public Domain courtesy of WikiMedia Commons	Trusty Prisoner's Agreement, Jul 19, 1909 (NAID 7861497, image 39) - Courtesy of the National Archives
"Federal Official Family" group photo (Bass far left), circa Nov 16, 1907 - Public Domain courtesy of WikiMedia Commons	Mugshot of Ben Reeves from his inmate case file from Leavenworth Penitentiary (NAID 7861497, image 54) - Courtesy of the National Archives