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He Followed in Bradley's Footsteps
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Dan Carino
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Sep 27, 2008
He Followed in Bradley's Footsteps
David S. Cunningham, Jr., the man who succeeded Bradley on the council, speaks about the five-term mayor.
Mayor Tom Bradley, with his wife, Ethel, at his side, at his swearing-in in 1973 as the first black mayor of a major U.S. city.
Mayor Tom Bradley, with his wife, Ethel, at his side, at his swearing-in in 1973 as the first black mayor of a major U.S. city.
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E. Bruce Howell, Los Angeles Public Library's Herald-Examiner Collection
)

David S. Cunningham, Jr., the man who succeeded Bradley on the council, speaks about the five-term mayor.

David S. Cunningham, Jr., the man who succeeded Bradley on the council, speaks about the five-term mayor.