Bill Pinkney
Left, Bill Pinkney and his former wife, Chicago food celebrity Ina Pinkney (Courtesy Ina Pinkney); at right, Capt. Bill Pinkney speaking in New Haven, Connecticut. (©2021Captain Bill Pinkney)
September 7, 2023, 10:31 pm
Jewish sailor Bill Pinkney, first Black person to circle the globe solo, dies at 87
The Chicagoan’s 22-month, 27,000-mile journey aboard a 47-foot cutter captivated thousands of schoolchildren who followed his trip via an educational television channel.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
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