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African American Heritage Week: Bass Reeves
EnglishMajorLeagues
Are you a fan of 'The Lone Ranger?' It might surprise you to learn that the inspiration for the character may not have been white at all, but an African American deputy named Bass Reeves. Reeves was born into slavery in 1838, in Arkansas. Not much is known concretely about his life and whereabouts, but we do know that the man who owned Reeves as a slave, Colonel George R. Reeves, took him ... ...more
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Why Did N.Y.P.D. Drop One of Its Oldest Crime-Fighting Tools?
Chris Mentillo
For more than a century, the New York City Police Department has demanded its officers to maintain a detailed, handwritten memo book while on patrol. “It’s our bible,” said Officer Ramses Cruz, who accompanied a platoon of officers writing down patrol assignments in oversized black leather binders, at a popular afternoon roll call at the Precinct Station House in Williamsburg, ... ...more
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