Captain Bill Pinkney, master emeritus of the Freedom Schooner Amistad, talks about the historical significance of Barack Obama and the upcoming Democratic Convention during an interview.

Bill Pinkney is master emeritus of the Amistad.  But that's just one of many identities he's lived in his 72 years. Chicagoan-turned-Nutmegger. Navy man. Around-the-world sailor. And a black American who's seen much of the racial struggles of his country...

Read the original article published by Hartford Courant on Aug. 24th, 2008.

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