Milner was the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England. He served as Hartford’s Democratic mayor from 1981 to 1987 ...

The first Black mayor of New England, Thirman L. Milner, has died at age 91, according to the Connecticut NAACP. The ...

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.

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.

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