>> bass reeves rises from slavery to a position of authority and respect, only to have it all taken away again. >> fellas. >> uncle bass, tell us a story. >> oh, you want a story? >> yeah. >> all right. you wait for me right here. i'll get you a story. >> he outlives the hair-trigger world of the old west, a brutal no-man's-land that he helped shape into a nation of laws. but his incredible legacy can't stay buried forever. >> where do i begin? >> bass reeves arrested 3,000 dangerous felons with little backup, no radio. coming from a law enforcement background, that is amazing to me. he's the man. >> this right here belonged to a bad man. >> bass reeves is the guy you think about when you think about tough-as-nails lawmen. he was the engine that drove the taming of the wild west. >> he killed 11 men. >> bass deserves to be listed