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Captain William Pinkney, who sailed alone around the world

Captain William Pinkney has a unique place in history and it’s a good bet his remarkable feat sails below your radar screen. ....

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Bill Pinkney, first Black man to sail around the world via Cape Horn, dies at 87

The Chicago native passed away after falling down a staircase and suffering a brain injury. Captain Bill Pinkney, the second […] The post Bill Pinkney, first Black man to sail around the world via Cape Horn, dies at 87 appeared first on TheGrio. ....

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First Black man to sail around the world, Bill Pinkney, dies at 87

Captain Bill Pinkney, the first African-American man to sail around the world solo via Cape Horn, has died in Atlanta at age 87. ....

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Chicago's Bill Pinkney, first Black mariner to sail globe solo, dead at 87

The history-making sailor who grew up on Chicago’s South Side was the first Black man inducted into the Sailing Hall of Fame, but insisted he was an “ordinary man.” ....

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From Bronzeville to the world

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, a young William Pinkney would walk from his house at 33rd Street and Indiana Avenue in Bronzeville down 31st Street to the lakefront. ....

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