Who was the first Afro-American deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi River?
This man was born into slavery (in the family of slaves). However, in 1865 he managed to flee from his fate and became a free farmer. He even married a girl from Texas with whom he had 10 children. He was recruited as a deputy because he knew several Indian languages. Despite being Afro-American, he became known as one of the most valued and respectable deputies of that time.
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