A Different February Trial Reenacted 19 Years Ago

KUAF | By Tom Wing

Published February 10, 2021 at 4:00 PM CST

Bass Reeves Legacy Monument at Ross Pendergraft Park at Fort Smith.

At the moment, the nation's attention is on the U.S. Senate and the impeachment trial of Former President Donald Trump. But, 19 years ago this month, we were talking about a different trial, one that focused on legandary U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves.

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