Tales of the Talented Tenth: Bass Reeves

by Joel Christian Gill · 2014

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Born a slave, Bass Reeves became the first African-American Deputy U.S. Marshall in the old west.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of this
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Indian TerritoryIndian TerritoryMore like thisLess of thisOklahomaOklahomaMore like thisLess of this
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young adultchildrens
Length
short · 158 pages
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