Once you’ve covered Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, who else can you feature during Black History Month? How about Bass Reeves, the first African-American hired as a marshal west of the Mississippi! Reeves had a career in law enforcement for over 30 years, bringing in more than 3,000 criminals and was never wounded once. He used his knowledge of the frontier, his quick draw with two guns, and clever disguises to outsmart thieves, rustlers and murders. “Bass Reeves — Black Man With A Badge” n