[DOC] [TLE] Tom Bradley (American politician) - Wikipedia [PAR] Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley (December 29, 1917  September 29, 1998) was the 
38th Mayor of Los Angeles, serving from 1973 to 1993. He was the only African-
American mayor of that city, and his 20 years in ... Bradley left his studies to join 
the Los Angeles Police Department in 1940. He became one of the "just 400 
blacks"... [DOC] [TLE] Tom Bradley, Mayor in Era Of Los Angeles Growth, Dies - The New ... [PAR] Sep 30, 1998 ... In the Bradley years, Los Angeles surpassed Chicago to become the nation's 
second largest city. His election as the first black Mayor of Los Angeles, which 
was then ... city and largely white, reflected a significant change in local politics 
.... in 1963 he ran for and won a seat on the Los Angeles City Council,... [DOC] [TLE] From the Archives: Mayor Who Reshaped L.A. Dies - LA Times [PAR] Sep 30, 1998 ... The man whose initiatives shaped modern Los Angeles had virtually 
disappeared from public life. ... historic 1973 election as Los Angeles' first black 
mayor launched an ... by becoming the first black in the nation to win a state's top 
office. ..... When the 10th District City Council seat became vacant, Bradley,... [DOC] [TLE] Tom Bradley, LA's first Black mayor | African American Registry [PAR] Tom Bradley, an African American administrator and politician, was born on this 
date in ... In 1963, Bradley became the first Black elected to the Los Angeles city 
council. In 1973, he became the city's first Black mayor, a position he held until 
his ... The five-time Los Angeles mayor was unable to a win higher office, despite
... [DOC] [TLE] Remembering MAYOR THOMAS "TOM" BRADLEY - Los Angeles ... [PAR] Dec 30, 2010 ... Thomas J. Tom Bradley made history in 1973 when he became the first Black 
mayor of Los Angeles, the nation's second largest city. He went... [DOC] [TLE] The Dynamics of Biracial Coalitions: Crossover Politics in Los Angeles [PAR] First Revision Received: June 15, 1987. Second ... If indeed white liberal 
reformers are viable allies for black politics, such situa- ... mayor and the 
formation of a winning liberal coalition. .... Between 1961 and 1963, blacks in Los 
Angeles dramatically im- ... percent of the fifteen city council seats and access to 
the mayor. [DOC] [TLE] Bradley: 'Time for change' - Mayor says L.A. ready for new leader ... [PAR] Apr 23, 2012 ... Opening the door for a new era in Los Angeles politics, Mayor Tom Bradley 
ended months of speculation on his future Thursday ... as the city's first African-
American mayor and the first African-American elected ... It also sets the stage for 
a wide-open election with at least seven City Council members, other... [DOC] [TLE] Remembering Those Who Left Us In 2011 : Political Junkie : NPR [PAR] Dec 27, 2011 ... John Cashin was the first African-American to seek the ... JFK's choice to become 
the first head of the Peace Corps in 1961; ... in 1992, winning the seat vacated by 
Democrat Glenn Anderson. ..... In 1969, he announced his candidacy for mayor of 
New York but dropped out to run for city council president on... [DOC] [TLE] Immigration, Intergroup Conflict, and the Erosion of African American ... [PAR] A new awareness has dawned on observers of ethnic and racial politics in 
America. ... some observations about the durability and future of multi-minority 
political ..... or Latinos will challenge African American candidates, winning few 
seats at first, .... Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and recent New York 
City mayoral... [DOC] [TLE] The American Latino Heritage - National Park Service [PAR] Deeply embedded in economic and political life across many decades, ... 
religiosity that anticipated the efforts of future generations of Latino Catholics ..... 
election day in 1949 Edward Roybal would not only win his city council seat, .... 
Born in Cuba, Xavier L. Surez became the first Cuban American mayor of Miami 
in 1985.

Question: In 1963 this future mayor became the first black politician to win a seat on the L.A. city council
Answer: Tom Bradley