Bass Reeves, dedicated deputy in the 1800s Who Was Bass Reeves? Bass Reeves was an anomaly of his time, an honest, upstanding United States Marshal of the old west, in a time when many who were given the title of lawman were as crooked as those they chased. Bass, known to face down vigilantes […]
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Bessie Smith ~ Empress of the Blues
Photo Credit Bessie Smith ~ Empress of the Blues Bessie Smith would have been the first one to laugh at the title “Empress of the Blues.” Not because she didn’t think she deserved it, but because her childhood and upbringing had accustomed her not to expect much. She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on a date […]