The Lone Ranger is also based on the story of a black man who became a most successful Sherriff who kept his district peaceful.

https://www.history.com/news/bass-reeves-real-lone-ranger-a-black-man

The reason for the mask in the movies is reference to the black skin, just as Bruce Lee was to wear a green mask to hide his Chinese-ness - for the pedes it is a cute meet to an introduction as to how Hollywood treated actors and historical figures. I.e. use a mask to break up the appearance of otherkins.

In a forty-thousand foot view, it is the true story as well as the Romantic Myth of the USA - former slave becomes Sherriff (the story of Bass Reeves is fantastic enough), but then comes the myth and legend making - The facsimile of a character i.e. the Lone Ranger becomes the symbol of good fights evil. Just as stories have been told and embellished for millennia.

I realize that this post was to meme mask wearing, but there it is.

The Lone Ranger is also based on the story of a black man who became a most successful Sherriff who kept his district peaceful.

https://www.history.com/news/bass-reeves-real-lone-ranger-a-black-man

The reason for the mask in the movies is reference to the black skin, just as Bruce Lee was to wear a green mask to hide his Chinese-ness - for the pedes it is a cute meet to an introduction as to how Hollywood treated actors and historical figures.