HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner, the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England, has died, the Connecticut NAACP said on Friday. He was 91. Milner's death was ...

Thirman Milner, whose election as Hartford’s mayor in 1981 made him the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England, ...

Bysiewicz said, “Connecticut mourns the loss of a trailblazing civil rights activist and community leader who became the first Black mayor of Hartford and in New England.

Former Hartford mayor Thirman Milner, known for becoming the first Black mayor in all of New England, has died at the age of ...

Thirman Milner, mayor of Hartford from 1981 to 1987, was the first Black mayor elected in New England. He died at 91.

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