This epic Western tells the extraordinary true story of Bass Reeves, the first black marshal in the Wild West. At Arkansas seeking a job with the 19, having escaped from slavery following the Civil War , he arrives. To establish himselfhe has to hunt down a lethal outlaw with the aid of a journeyman. Since he chases the criminal deeper into the Cherokee Nation, Reeves has to not just dodge bullets, but severe discrimination and cement his place.