Ruby Bates
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Ruby Bates was a young white woman whose disputed accusation of rape against nine Black teenagers in 1931 became central to the infamous Scottsboro Boys trials and a symbol of racial injustice in the American legal system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ruby Bates canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19822774 — 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: Ruby Bates Context triple: [Scottsboro Boys trials, victimAccordingToCharges, Ruby Bates]
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A.
Bere Alston
Bere Alston is a small village in Devon, England, situated in the rural Tamar Valley and known historically for its mining and agricultural heritage.
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B.
Dan Bankhead
Dan Bankhead was an American baseball pitcher who became the first Black pitcher in Major League Baseball when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 after starring in the Negro Leagues.
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C.
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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D.
Jean Milburn
Jean Milburn is a candid, sex-positive therapist and the outspoken mother of Otis in the British comedy-drama series "Sex Education."
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E.
Colvin Fountain
Colvin Fountain is a notable public fountain and local landmark located in the town of Moffat in southern Scotland.
- 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: Ruby Bates Target entity description: Ruby Bates was a young white woman whose disputed accusation of rape against nine Black teenagers in 1931 became central to the infamous Scottsboro Boys trials and a symbol of racial injustice in the American legal system.
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A.
Bere Alston
Bere Alston is a small village in Devon, England, situated in the rural Tamar Valley and known historically for its mining and agricultural heritage.
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B.
Dan Bankhead
Dan Bankhead was an American baseball pitcher who became the first Black pitcher in Major League Baseball when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 after starring in the Negro Leagues.
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C.
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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D.
Jean Milburn
Jean Milburn is a candid, sex-positive therapist and the outspoken mother of Otis in the British comedy-drama series "Sex Education."
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E.
Colvin Fountain
Colvin Fountain is a notable public fountain and local landmark located in the town of Moffat in southern Scotland.
- 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