Historians Say that this Black Man Who Nearly Killed His Master was the Real Lone Ranger. The Lone Ranger, who has become a western icon, is surprisingly an African-American man named Bass Reeves. Many details of his real life were omitted out of the Lone Ranger story, the biggest detail being that he was in fact a black man. The basics of his life remained the same however. Reeves was a lawman who hunted bad guys while traveling with a Native American. He rode a white horse and had a silver trademark. Hollywood is not the only place to have ignored the true identity of the “Lone Ranger.” Apparently, historians also totally overlooked the fact that Reeves was a free black man. Reeves traveled to the west to get away from the racist ways of life found in the eastern and southern states in America. Before Reeves was free, he was a personal servant to his slave master. He eventually ran off and fought with the confederate army during the Civil War. Reeves took advantage of the disjointed state of the south during the war and ventured to obtain his freedom. According to historians, Reeves beat his slave keeper nearly to death before escaping. Apparently, he only beat the slave owner after the owner lost a game of cards to him and began to attack him. Reeves knew that since he had successfully defended himself, there was no way he would continue to live if he stayed in the area in which he harmed his owner.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 10:56:25 +0000
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