Bangor to rename park after Maine’s 1st Black legislator

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 4, 2021

Bangor is set to rename one of the city’s parks after a civil rights leader from the city in honor of his 90th birthday. The city’s government operations committee unanimously voted on Monday to rename Second Street Park after Gerald Talbot, a longtime civil rights leader and the first Black person to serve in the Maine Legislature.