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TIL about Bass Reeves, a black man who escaped slavery and became a Deputy U.S. Marshal, known for having over 3,000 arrests and 20 kills in the line of duty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Reeves
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gnfzz8/til_about_bass_reeves_a_black_man_who_escaped/

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Bass Reeves

Bass Reeves was the first black deputy U.S. Marshal to serve west of the Mississippi River a decade after the ratification of the 13th Amendment. Bass Reeves was born into slavery in Crawford County, Arkansas, in 1838.
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