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Thomas Bradley (December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998) was an American politician, athlete, police officer, and lawyer who served as the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993. Tom Bradley was Los Angeles' first Black mayor, first liberal mayor, and longest-serving mayor.
Thomas “Tom” Bradley (December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998) was the five-term mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in office from 1973 to 1993. The son of sharecroppers and grandson of slaves, he made history when he was elected mayor of Los Angeles and became the first African American mayor of a major American city with an ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Tom Bradley (born December 29, 1917, Calvert, Texas, U.S.—died September 29, 1998, Los Angeles, California) was an American politician, the first African American mayor of a predominantly white city, who served an unprecedented five terms as mayor of Los Angeles (1973–93).
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Sep 30, 1998 · Tom Bradley, the slaves’ grandson whose historic 1973 election as Los Angeles’ first black mayor launched an unprecedented 20-year tenure as head of a roiling, fast-growing city, died...
Mayor for an unprecedented 20 years, Tom Bradley transformed the city of Los Angeles into a world-class metropolis and became a formidable force for change in American politics. BRIDGING THE DIVIDE raises critical issues about race, coalitions and policing in urban America.
Jan 22, 2007 · Thomas J. “Tom” Bradley, five-term Mayor of Los Angeles and the first major black candidate for Governor of California, was born in Calvert, Texas, on December 29, 1917, the son of Lee Thomas Bradley, a railroad porter, and Crenner Bradley, a maid. He was the grandson of former slaves.
Tom Bradley’s Los Angeles. Los Angeles elected its first black mayor with a multicultural coalition. “I must say, I never expected it to stoop this low,” says Tom Bradley. He’s sitting behind a desk, looking more composed than alarmed, in footage from 1969, the first year he campaigned to be Los Angeles’s mayor.
