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July 1838
Bass Reeves Born
Bass Reeves, the first Black deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi, was born into slavery in Crawford County, Arkansas.
May 27, 1810
Wild Bill Hickok and Bass Reeves
The first African American heavyweight champion of the world, Tom Molineaux, fought his famous match against Tom Cribb in London.