![May 1973 - Tom Bradley Elected L.A. Mayor; 1st Black Mayor of a Major U.S. City | KCET 50th Anniversary | KCET May 1973 - Tom Bradley Elected L.A. Mayor; 1st Black Mayor of a Major U.S. City | KCET 50th Anniversary | KCET](https://static.kcet.kcet.production.k2.m1.brightspot.cloud/dims4/default/f1bdb97/2147483647/strip/true/crop/950x534+0+33/resize/1200x675!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkcet-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkl%2Ffiles%2Fthumbnails%2Fimage%2Fmayor-tom-bradley.jpg)
May 1973 - Tom Bradley Elected L.A. Mayor; 1st Black Mayor of a Major U.S. City | KCET 50th Anniversary | KCET
![blackhistory: On May 29, 1973, Thomas “Tom” Bradley was elected Los Angeles' first Black mayor - NHS blackhistory: On May 29, 1973, Thomas “Tom” Bradley was elected Los Angeles' first Black mayor - NHS](https://nhslacounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2000_14_21_8.jpg)
blackhistory: On May 29, 1973, Thomas “Tom” Bradley was elected Los Angeles' first Black mayor - NHS
![✈LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) / Los Angeles Airport / California / USA / Tour - YouTube ✈LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) / Los Angeles Airport / California / USA / Tour - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7HhOCsNkEvE/maxresdefault.jpg)
✈LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) / Los Angeles Airport / California / USA / Tour - YouTube
![LAX Airport on Twitter: "#DYK: Tom Bradley International Terminal (#TBIT) is named after the 38th Mayor of #LA. During his 20 yrs in office, Mayor Bradley pushed for expansion of #LAX and LAX Airport on Twitter: "#DYK: Tom Bradley International Terminal (#TBIT) is named after the 38th Mayor of #LA. During his 20 yrs in office, Mayor Bradley pushed for expansion of #LAX and](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DV4kQ8-U8AEIB11.jpg)