TOM BRADLEY BASED HIS FIRST campaign for mayor of Los Angeles on the idea that his election could make a difference in the lives of average blacks. "I want to provide a sense of hope for our young people," he said in 1969. "I want them to be able to look at city hall and know that the system can work. I want them to know that change is possible. I want them to know that we can reshape the structure, that it doesn't have to be destroyed. I want them to know that in city hall sits a man with...
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