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Meet David Oyelowo Who Plays Bass Reevs
The next show to join the “Sheridan-verse” is Lawman: Bass Reeves. The series tells the real-life story of Bass Reeves, the first black U.S. deputy marshal to serve West of the Mississippi River. After escaping a life of slavery, Reeves fled to Indian Territory where he lived among the Seminole. He learned their language while also becoming an expert shooter, hunter, and tracker. Once Reeves gained his freedom with the Emancipation Proclamation he moved to