Lindsey Graham
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196 recordings
52 series
first heard Aug 2024
last heard 16 Sep
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And in March 1907, he received national attention when the Washington Post profiled him, crediting him for acting as a potent element in bringing two territories out of the reign of the outlaw, the horse thief and bootlegger.
But only a few months later, political forces brought Reeves' long career to an end.
In November 1907, the Oklahoma and Indian Territories merged, becoming the state of Oklahoma.
With state officers assuming responsibility for law enforcement, there was no longer a need for a large federal police force, and Reeves found himself out of a job.
Additionally, after statehood, Jim Crow segregation took hold in Oklahoma.
Black men were relegated to serving as so-called Negro police, restricted to only arresting Black citizens.
Reeves took a job with the Muskogee City Police, patrolling black neighborhoods with a cane, still limping from the border saloon gunfight years earlier.
And it wasn't long before his overall health began to fail.
On January 10, 1910, Reeves died from a kidney condition at the age of 71.
Obituaries chronicled his remarkable 32-year career in the Marshal Service, reporting that he brought more than 3,000 fugitives to justice.
The Muscogee Phoenix declared, Black-skinned, illiterate, and the offspring of slaves, Bass Reeves was a unique character.
Absolutely fearless, and knowing no master but duty, the placing of a writ in his hands meant that the letter of the law would be fulfilled.
He offered a lesson in courage, honesty, and faithfulness to official duty.
Bass Reeves emerged from a life in slavery to become one of the most famous Black lawmen of the West, on a frontier that offered a unique opportunity to a man of his race.
Committed to making Indian territory safe, he navigated a complicated racial landscape with courage and cunning.
In the decades after his death, his exploits were overlooked in tales of the West that focused on white cowboys and gunslingers.
But during his lifetime, his name carried weight across the Indian territory, striking fear in the hearts of outlaws and earning him the respect of his fellow lawmen.
His legacy reflects a history of the West that was far more diverse and complex than most popular legends admit.
From Audible Originals, this is episode three of our five-part series on frontier legends for American history tellers.
On the next episode, after earning a fearsome reputation as the mastermind of a gang of outlaws known as the Wild Bunch, Butch Cassidy leads Lawman on an international manhunt to find him and his partner, the Sundance Kid.
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