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Salve child had turned into the 38th mayor of Los Angeles: Tom Bradley.

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Salve child had turned into the 38th mayor of Los  Angeles: Tom Bradley. Tom Bradley became mayor of Los Angeles on 29 may. Tom Bradley, the first African-American mayor of Los Angeles, served the City for 20  years from 29 may  1973 to 1993 and he was the 38th mayor of Los Angeles. The inspiring story of Tom Bradley. Was landed on earth on 1 July  He belonged to a poor family had 4 Shivlings. Lived in a small house in culvert Texas later on the family moved to Arizona and then in 1924 moved to Los Angeles. Attended an elementary school and elected as the President of boys league, first black guy. He was good at football Went to UCLA in 1937, at that time he had a job as a photographer for a comedian. later on, he joined Los Angeles police department in 1940. He faced colour discrimination at that time in his office. Married on May 4, 1941 Went to law school while he was a police officer a police officer and started practising as a lawyer.