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First popularly elected Black mayor in New England, Thirman Milner, has died at 91

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut NAACP says that former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner has died. He was 91. Milner was the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England. He served as Hartford’s Democratic mayor from 1981 to 1987.

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  1. NBC New York

    New England's first Black mayor Thirman Milner has died at age 91 (opens NBC New York)

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    Former Hartford mayor Thirman Milner, known for becoming the first Black mayor in all of New England, has died at the age of 91, officials confirmed to NBC...

  2. Local News 8

    First popularly elected Black mayor in New England, Thirman Milner, has died at 91 (opens Local News 8)

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    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut NAACP says that former Hartford Mayor Thirman Milner has died. He was 91. Milner was the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England. He served as Hartford’s Democratic mayor from 1981 to 1987.

  3. CT Mirror

    Hartford's Thirman Milner, first Black mayor in New England, dies (opens CT Mirror)

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    Thirman Milner, whose election as Hartford’s mayor in 1981 made him the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England, has died at 91.

  4. Black Enterprise

    First Black Mayor In New England, Thirman Milner, Dies At 91 (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Thirman L. Milner served Hartford, Conn., as mayor, state representative, and state senator. He had died at the age of 91.

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