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  1. 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. A Democrat, Bradley's multiracial liberal political coalition was ...

  2. Tom Bradley 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). The son of sharecroppers and the grandson of slaves, Bradley grew up in poverty.

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  3. Thomas “TomBradley (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 ...

  4. 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...

  5. 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.

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  6. Sep 30, 1998 · Tom Bradley, the sharecropper's son who became Mayor of Los Angeles and presided over the city for two decades of explosive growth and change, died yesterday at the Kaiser Permanente Medical...

  7. 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 ...