Ribbon Cutting - Room Dedication to Bass Reeves with Historian Art Burton

2029 North Main Street,Fort Worth TX 76164

30 April, 2023

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Ribbon Cutting at the National Multicultural Western Heritage MuseumRoom Dedication to Bass ReevesBass Reeves Presentationby Art T. Burton, B.A., M.A. | Author/HistorianUnveiling Art Piece of Bass Reevesby Ed SalazarDetailsFree Admission | RSVP RequestedLight Hors D'oeuvresFree ParkingArt T. Burton, B.A., M.A.Author/Historian of American Western Frontier History!Historian of the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum!Award winning author of books on the Wild West!Professor Burton will help dedicate the new Bass Reeves Room at the National Western Multicultural Western Heritage Museum in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday, April 30th.Professor Burton wrote the first book on African American and Native American outlaw and lawmen on the western frontier – Black, Red, and Deadly. He also wrote the first scholarly biography on an African American lawman of the Old West, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves – Black Gun, Silver Star.Bass Reeves, a Texan, was the greatest frontier lawman of the American frontier. There are two television series concurrently in production on Reeves’ career. Burton is recognized internationally as the number one biographer and researcher of Reeves’ legacy as an outstanding lawman in United States history.ABOUT THE NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUMHoused in the Fort Worth Stockyards at 2029 North Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76164, and founded in 2001, the museum acknowledges the multicultural contributions of Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, European Americans, and African Americans in the settlement of the American frontier. Works of artists and others who documented people and events of the time via journals, photographs, and other historical items are part of the museum's collection of overlooked materials that tell, often for the first time, our complete story. Through various educational programs (e.g., storytelling sessions, "Forgotten Cowboys Tour," cultural heritage workshops, historical reenactments, participatory learning) at the museum and in the community, the Museum shares our multicultural western heritage while instilling positive values of diversity, tolerance, hard-work, and determination. Visitors to the Museum and at our traveling exhibitions leave with an awareness that the American West came into being through the struggles and triumphs of racially and socio-economically diverse people.Please consider donating to the NMWHMThank you for your support and generosity!Public Events Policy WaiverAn inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By visiting/participating you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.Vaccinated and Non-vaccinated attendees are encouraged to wear a mask at all times (including parking lots), except when they are actively eating or drinking. We will continue to implement a series of health and sanitation policies and procedures and is monitoring guidelines from the CDC, and public health officials. Please be advised that these safety protocols remain subject to change."Thank you" for helping us to keep our event location clean and healthy in this difficult time.