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Thursday, November 7, 2024

In celebration of Black History Month

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Black History Month | Pixabay by ekavesh

Black History Month | Pixabay by ekavesh

In celebration of Black History Month, for 28 days consecutively Farmington Hills honors the contributions of African Americans.

Black History Fact #20: Did you know that one in four cowboys was Black? It’s believed that the fictional character of The Lone Ranger was based on

Bass Reeves, who was born into slavery but fled westward during the Civil War and eventually became a Deputy U.S. Marshal. To learn more about Bass

Reeves, visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Reeves.

Original source can be found here.

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