Good ol’ Bass Reeves. From HBO’s mini series Watchman, to the Lone Ranger, to the many unanswered questions that have followed. The duality of Bass Reeves’ life as the first Deputy U.S. Marshall as a formerly enslaved person comes to ahead later in his career as racial tensions rose in the late 1800s. How did Reeves become involved with the government as a black man in the US, especially at the time?
 
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Sources:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqw5uXWohlY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqw5uXWohlY</a> 
<a href="https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=RE020">https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=RE020</a> 
<a href="https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/origins-modern-day-policing">https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/origins-modern-day-policing</a> 
<a href="https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/reeves-bass-1838-1910/">https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/reeves-bass-1838-1910/</a> 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y9yjOVsuoo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y9yjOVsuoo</a>  <a href="https://www.naacpldf.org/black-judges-history/">https://www.naacpldf.org/black-judges-history/</a> 

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Bonus Episode with Guest Trent Warren

Now We Know focuses on learning and relearning black history in a fun yet educational way with hosts Donna and Jonathan. Together, they unpack and repack our history from the lens of two people simply trying to figure it out themselves. What didn’t we learn? What do we want to know? Let’s delve into it all!