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Actor David Oyelowo On 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves'

Actor David Oyelowo On 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves'

TED Radio Hour
45 min
19 Jun 24
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Oyelowo produced and stars in the Paramount+ series about Bass, a formerly enslaved man who went on to become one of the nation's first Black Deputy U.S. Marshals. "We see many stories centering Black people, from a historical context, about how we've been brutalized, how we've been marginalized," Oyelowo says. "But very rarely, in my opinion, do you see those triumphant stories where we overcome."Plus, John Powers reviews Green Border.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy