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Tom Bradley was Los Angeles' first Black mayor, first liberal mayor, and longest-serving mayor. A Democrat , Bradley's multiracial liberal political coalition was a forerunner of future President of the United States Barack Obama 's coalition in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections.
The longest serving mayors have been Tom Bradley (1973–1993; 20 years), Fletcher Bowron (1938–1953; 14 years), Sam Yorty (1961–1973; 12 years), and Eric Garcetti (2013–2022; 9 years). The shortest tenures, not counting Acting Mayors, were John Bryson (77 days), Bernard Cohn (14 days), and William Stephens (11 days).
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.
Sep 28, 2023 · Tom Bradley made history as the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city with a white majority. While he served as Mayor Los Angeles prospered. He changed the city’s downtown...
Aug 5, 2015 · In the new documentary Bridging the Divide: TomBradley and The Politics of Race, filmmakers Lyn Goldfarb and Alison Sotomayor provide an in-depth look into Bradley’s life and career and their lasting impact on the city’s history, culture and political life. The two recently spoke with Capital & Main.
Bradley's term as the first African-American mayor of Los Angeles had begun in 1973 at a time when the city was just 15% black. During his 20 years as mayor, the city quickly became a...
Aug 12, 2015 · Tom Bradley became Los Angeles’ first African-American mayor in 1973 by bringing together a multiracial coalition of Blacks, Jews, white liberals and Latinos in the years after the...
