▁ra iders ▁and ▁ro bb ers ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁area . ▁The ▁sole ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁six ▁r angers , ▁he ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁crim inals ▁who ▁killed ▁his ▁brother ▁to ▁justice . ▁The ▁L one ▁R anger ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁Bass ▁Re e ves , ▁an ▁African - American ▁U . S . ▁Deput y ▁Marsh al ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁Johnny ▁K aw ▁is ▁a ▁myth ical ▁Kansas ▁sett ler ▁whose ▁explo its ▁created ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁landscape ▁and ▁helped ▁establish ▁whe at ▁and ▁sun flow ers ▁as ▁major ▁cro ps . ▁The ▁character ▁dates ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁cent enn ial ▁of ▁Kansas ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁expl ored ▁in ▁numerous ▁books . ▁ ▁John ▁the ▁Con quer or ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁High ▁John ▁the ▁Con quer or , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁folk ▁variants , ▁is ▁a ▁folk ▁hero ▁from ▁African - American ▁fol kl ore . ▁John ▁the ▁Con quer or ▁was ▁an ▁African ▁prince ▁who ▁was ▁sold ▁as ▁a ▁slave ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas . ▁Despite ▁his ▁ens lav ement , ▁his ▁spirit ▁was ▁never ▁broken ▁and ▁he ▁surv ived ▁in ▁fol kl ore ▁as ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁a ▁trick ster ▁figure , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁tr icks ▁he ▁played ▁to ▁e va de ▁his ▁master s . ▁Jo el ▁Ch and ler ▁Harris ' s ▁' Br ' er ▁Rab bit ' ▁of ▁the ▁Uncle ▁Rem us ▁stories