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SUMMARY:Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves\, Cherokee Bill
DESCRIPTION:Art Burton will tales of frontier marshal Bass Reeves\, Cheroke
 e Bill and black cowboys of the Shawnee Trail at 3:00 p.m. Sunday\, Oct. 1
 8\, at the Allen Heritage Village\, 450 E. St. Mary Drive. Burton is the a
 uthor of Black Gun\, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal
  Bass Reeves  and Cherokee Bill: Black Cowboy\, Indian Outlaw . \n At the
  outset of the Civil War\, Bass Reeves narrowly escaped slavery and travel
 ed to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)\, living with the Cherokee and Creek
 .  In 1875\, Reeves was appointed one of the first African American deputy
  U. S. marshals.   Through careful tracking skills undoubtedly learned fro
 m his Native American mentors\, he is credited with over 3\,000 arrests.
   Also\, working under cover and using various disguises\, Reeves unravele
 d mysterious crimes. \nUntil the advent of the railroad\, cattle from Coll
 in County were shipped to the northern markets along the Shawnee Trail\, n
 ow Preston Road.  Cowboys faced frostbite\, potential drowning\, venomous
  snakes\, serious accidents and more.  An estimated one in five of the cow
 boys were Black\, many of whom were former Union soldiers. \n Cherokee Bil
 l\, whose real name was Crawford Goldsby\, was a 19th-century American out
 law. Responsible for the murders of seven men\, including his brother-in-l
 aw\, Cherokee Bill and his gang terrorized the Indian Territory for over t
 wo years.   \nWhen asked what inspired him to write about these subjects\,
  Art explained\, “My family of origin was comprised of cowboys and documen
 ting the African American experience in the wild west was my goal.” \n Art
  has appeared in four documentaries for the History Channel.  In 2015\, Ar
 t was featured on FOX Cables’ “Legends and Lies” series’ episode “The Real
  Lone Ranger.” He was also a participant in the AHC cable series “Gunsling
 ers” episode on Bass Reeves. Art spoke at the B.B. King Symposium at Missi
 ssippi Valley State University in the fall of 2018 on African American and
  Native American cultures. He is also the historian for the National Multi
 cultural Western Heritage Museum of Fort Worth\, Texas. \nCall 214-509-491
 1 for additional information.\nAllen Public Library\n450 e. St. Mary dr.\n
 Allen\, TX\, TX 75002 United States\n
LOCATION:450 e. St. Mary dr.\, Allen\, TX\, TX 75002
URL:http://richardson.bubblelife.com/community/richardson_calendar/library/
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