Tom Bradley（汤姆·布拉德利）
UCLA 1937-1940
开创性政治家  洛杉矶第一位非裔美国人市长

非裔美籍开拓者 洛杉矶政治传奇
父亲是佃农，祖父是奴隶，汤姆·布拉德利在一个小木屋中出生，但他一生都致力于在美国政治中为社会公正披荆斩棘。能与这项功劳相提并论的就只有作为第三十八任市长时对于洛杉矶的影响。布拉德利在田径方面的天赋为他赢得了上UCLA的奖学金。毕业后，他进入洛杉矶警局，坐上了警督的位置。在之后，就成为了洛杉矶第一位非裔市议会议员，然后被选举为唯一的非裔市长。他的任期长达20年，是洛杉矶历史上任期最长的一位市长。汤姆·布拉德利成功地为洛杉矶申请到举办1984年夏奥会的举办权，使洛杉矶成为国际化城市。他还在世纪城和华纳中心开发了商业区，拓建了洛杉矶国际机场，始建轻轨铁路系统和众多其他贡献。

Tom Bradley
UCLA 1937-1940
African-American trailblazer, Los Angeles political legend.

The son of sharecroppers and the grandson of a slave, Tom Bradley was born in a log cabin but his journey paved the way for social justice in American politics, a legacy matched only by his impact on the city he led as the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles. Bradley’s prowess at track earned him a scholarship to UCLA, following which he rose to the rank of lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department before becoming the first African American member of the Los Angeles City Council, and then the only African American to serve as mayor of L.A.–where he stayed for 20 years, longer than any other mayor in the city’s history. Los Angeles became a world-class city under Tom Bradley, who was instrumental in bringing the 1984 Summer Olympic Games to Los Angeles, developing business hubs in Century City and Warner Center, the expansion of Los Angeles International Airport, initiating construction on a light rail system and many other accomplishments.