December 29, 1917 Thomas J. Bradley, the first African American Mayor of Los Angeles, California, was born in Calvert, Texas but raised in Los Angeles. In 1940, Bradley became a member of the Los Angeles Police Department and rose to the rank of lieutenant, the highest ranking African American at that time. In 1956, he […]
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Thomas J. Bradley – December 29th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on December 29, 2013 in African American History, December, Law, Politics
Tags: December 29, Mayor, NAACP, September 29, Southwestern University, Spingarn Medal
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