William D. 'Bill' Pinkney, the Southside Chicago native who had become the first Black sailor to circumnavigate the globe solo via the southern route, passed away recently at an Atlanta hospital. He was 87. Pinkney, who lived in Puerto Rico, was in Atlanta working on a project with National Geographic and staying with a friend … Continued
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