He grudgingly transitioned from civil rights to politics and became the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner, the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England, has died, the ...
Funeral services for Thirman Milner, the first Black mayor of Hartford, will be held Friday, Dec. 13, the Greater Hartford NAACP announced Wednesday. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the ...
Former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner, the first Black mayor in New England, passes away at 91. Remembered for his strides in equity and justice.
Thirman Milner, the trailblazing former mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, and the first popularly elected Black mayor in New ...
Thirman Milner died Friday at the age of 91. He was first Black elected mayor in Hartford and in New England and inspired a new generation of black leaders to run for public office.
Former Hartford mayor Thirman Milner, known for becoming the first Black mayor in all of New England, has died at the age of ...