Tom Bradley's entry into politics came when he decided to become the president of the United Club. The club was part of the California Democratic Council , a liberal, reformist group organized in the 1950s by young Democrats energized by Adlai E. Stevenson 's presidential campaigns.

Dec 25, 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 …

Thomas Mark Bradley (born July 12, 1956) is an American football coach and former collegiate player. He was an assistant coach at Penn State from 1979 to 2011 and served as the interim head coach following Joe Paterno 's dismissal due to the Penn State child sex abuse scandal .

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 ...

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...

Sep 6, 2018 · Who was Tom Bradley? Tom Bradley was the first, and so far only, African American mayor of Los Angeles. He served the city for 20 years, from 1973-1993, [photo undated].

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 …

Feb 24, 2023 · Mayor Bradley changed the political scene for black politicians and Los Angeles for the better. Mayor Tom Bradley left a lasting legacy of empowering people, achieving the “Impossible Dream” and managing the second largest city in the United States, the City of Angels.

Tom Bradley’s career in law enforcement began in 1940, when he joined the Los Angeles Police Department. He was one of only 400 Black officers in a police department with 4,000-officer rank and file.

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.