George Harris
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George Harris is a courageous, intelligent enslaved man in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" who escapes bondage and becomes a symbol of resistance to slavery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Harris canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T394568 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Harris Context triple: [Uncle Tom's Cabin, mainCharacter, George Harris]
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A.
George Harvey
George Harvey was an influential American journalist, editor, and diplomat best known for his leadership of major periodicals and his role as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom in the early 20th century.
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B.
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons was a prominent Irish-American art director and production designer at MGM, renowned for shaping the visual style of classic Hollywood films and for designing the Oscar statuette.
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C.
Homer Murray
Homer Murray is an American chef and restaurateur, best known as the son of actor Bill Murray and for running the Brooklyn restaurant 21 Greenpoint.
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D.
Armond Hill
Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
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E.
Wilfred Jackson
Wilfred Jackson was an American animator and film director best known for his pioneering work on numerous classic Walt Disney animated features and shorts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Harris Target entity description: George Harris is a courageous, intelligent enslaved man in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" who escapes bondage and becomes a symbol of resistance to slavery.
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A.
George Harvey
George Harvey was an influential American journalist, editor, and diplomat best known for his leadership of major periodicals and his role as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom in the early 20th century.
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B.
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons was a prominent Irish-American art director and production designer at MGM, renowned for shaping the visual style of classic Hollywood films and for designing the Oscar statuette.
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C.
Homer Murray
Homer Murray is an American chef and restaurateur, best known as the son of actor Bill Murray and for running the Brooklyn restaurant 21 Greenpoint.
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D.
Armond Hill
Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
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E.
Wilfred Jackson
Wilfred Jackson was an American animator and film director best known for his pioneering work on numerous classic Walt Disney animated features and shorts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
enslaved person in fiction
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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surface form:
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
family separation and reunion
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freedom ⓘ masculinity under slavery ⓘ racial oppression ⓘ self-emancipation ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courageous
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determined ⓘ intelligent ⓘ proud ⓘ resistant to oppression ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| conflictWith | slave system ⓘ |
| createdBy | Harriet Beecher Stowe ⓘ |
| enslavedBy | Mr. Harris ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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surface form:
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852 novel)
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal | to secure freedom for himself and his family ⓘ |
| hasChild | Harry Harris ⓘ |
| influences | readers’ perception of the injustice of slavery ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterStatus |
free man
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fugitive from slavery ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enslaved man ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
parallel protagonist to Uncle Tom
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symbol of Black resistance in the novel ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableAction |
disguises himself to flee bondage
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escapes from slavery ⓘ reunites with his family after escape ⓘ |
| occupation |
factory worker
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mechanic ⓘ |
| politicalView | opposes slavery ⓘ |
| race |
Black
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surface form:
Black (fictional character)
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| setting | United States before the American Civil War ⓘ |
| spouse | Eliza Harris ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Black male agency
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resistance to slavery ⓘ the struggle for freedom ⓘ |
| talent |
inventiveness
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mechanical ingenuity ⓘ |
| worksAt | factory owned by his master ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Harris Description of subject: George Harris is a courageous, intelligent enslaved man in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" who escapes bondage and becomes a symbol of resistance to slavery.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.