Bass Reeves - Was he the inspiration for the Lone Ranger?

True Crime Fighters: Real Heroes Stories

31-08-2020 • 7 mins

Some state that Bass Reeves was the inspiration for the Lone Ranger.  He was the first black deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River. Check out the amazing story about Bass Reeves, born into slavery, he became one of America's most prolific and iconic true crime fighters.

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