The Real Lone Ranger (Can We Say Bass Reeves)

This is something I found out a while back but for someone reason I never talked about it. I ran into a black cowboy, which I never knew existed so after talking to this man I was told to do my research and I did and all I could say was wow. Do you know how much of a history African Americans have in our the American culture. I did not realize how many blacks became cowboys and how they change the history of American in a lot of westerns states. Why did I not know this before, because as in America, the white Americans does not want the blacks to know how much of a difference we made to this country. How we as Black Americans help to shape, mold and help with some of this country issues. Now with this being said, I was so excited about the Lone Ranger movie that was coming out with Johnny Depp playing Tonto. Now being excited to see the Long Ranger movie because I was a cowboy television buff, thinking nothing of no one of color were in these television shows or movie, but I loved it anyway because it was good tv. So meeting with this cowboy and him telling me how he was disappointed that in today's society they still will not admit to truth and have white Americans playing the Lone Ranger and now Tonto made him disappointed and he was not going to watch the movie. Do you know my surprise when he told me this and I wanted to know what he meant by the Lone Ranger, well because I knew that Tonto was suppose to be a Native American but the Lone Ranger, what was his real nationality and I was told to do my research. Well I did and too my surprise I learned that the real Lone Ranger was a free black man, who was made a US Marshall by a hanging judge to help clean the state of Oklahoma because it was so overrun by outlaws who sort this state to hide out in. Yes Bass Reeves was the real Lone Ranger and I am so proud to admit that he was a bad ass. Bass Reeves lived among the Native Americans, he rode out with a wagon, a Indian tracker and on his white horse. He left out gold coins as his calling cards and in his 32 years as a Marshall he was never shot. This hanging judge looked at this man Bass Reeves as the best lawman by far. Now knowing this and reading on all the fabulous African Americans that were cowboys that contributed to and also there were some that were outlaws to the western history, it makes me wonder. Why have not any producer or writer taken on the challenge of doing the real Lone Ranger Movie that tells the story of Bass Reeves, or even just have a Lone Ranger movie with the black man as the Lone Ranger, since we know the real lone ranger was a black man. I can see this movie being great. I think that should also use a real Indian who knows of his heritage to actually play Tonto. I can see this movie being one that is great and can be made great if done right. This movie will bring about people of color in grooves, using the significance of the movie and how Bass Reeves life was special. Please someone tackle this movie and I personally will help you promote it, I know I don't have much power, but I have a voice, a church family and a community. Lets do this lets tackle Bass Reeves life story and give this man who was a U.S. Marshall for 32 years he do justice, he deserves to be known in America for what he did as his part to clean up this country's outlaws that got out of control at one point.