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Tue, 05.29.1973

The First Black Man is Elected Mayor of Los Angeles

Election night 1973

On this date in 1973, Tom Bradley became the first Black mayor of Los Angeles, CA.

He defeated incumbent Sam Yorty and thus became the first Black mayor of a predominantly white city.

To become a Political Scientist

New Poem Each Day

Poetry Corner

I have sown beside all waters in my day. I planted deep, within my heart the fear That wind or fowl would take the grain away. A BLACK MAN TALKS OF REAPING by Arna Bontemps.
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