Haywood Patterson
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Haywood Patterson was one of the nine African American teenagers falsely accused of raping two white women in the infamous Scottsboro Boys case, becoming a central figure in a landmark civil rights and criminal justice controversy in 1930s America.
All labels observed (1)
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| Haywood Patterson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19822764 — 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: Haywood Patterson Context triple: [Scottsboro Boys trials, defendant, Haywood Patterson]
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A.
Floyd Bannister
Floyd Bannister is a former American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played primarily in the 1980s, notably for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox.
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B.
Boogie Tillmon
Boogie Tillmon is an American former exotic dancer best known as the ex-wife of "South Park" co-creator Trey Parker.
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C.
Louis Hinds
Louis Hinds is one of the main protagonists in the comedy film "Soul Men," portrayed as a former soul singer reunited with his old partner for a tribute performance.
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D.
Louis Hinds
Louis Hinds is a fictional character, notably portrayed by Eddie Murphy in the 1999 comedy film "Life."
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E.
Jim Strain
Jim Strain is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1995 fantasy adventure film "Jumanji."
- 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: Haywood Patterson Target entity description: Haywood Patterson was one of the nine African American teenagers falsely accused of raping two white women in the infamous Scottsboro Boys case, becoming a central figure in a landmark civil rights and criminal justice controversy in 1930s America.
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A.
Floyd Bannister
Floyd Bannister is a former American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played primarily in the 1980s, notably for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox.
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B.
Boogie Tillmon
Boogie Tillmon is an American former exotic dancer best known as the ex-wife of "South Park" co-creator Trey Parker.
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C.
Louis Hinds
Louis Hinds is one of the main protagonists in the comedy film "Soul Men," portrayed as a former soul singer reunited with his old partner for a tribute performance.
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D.
Louis Hinds
Louis Hinds is a fictional character, notably portrayed by Eddie Murphy in the 1999 comedy film "Life."
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E.
Jim Strain
Jim Strain is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1995 fantasy adventure film "Jumanji."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Scottsboro Boys trials of the 1930s