Bass Reeves is known as one of the first black US Marshalls and credited with capturing over 3000 outlaws, one of those being his own son Bennie. His reputation and affiliation with the Native American community of Arkansas has led people to believe that Bass was the inspiration for the Lone Ranger, but was he?

Who knows.

Also, the past tense of "hang" is normally "hung". Unless we're talking about the hanging of someone, then we can use the word "hanged". I don't get it.