A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
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A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves is a mid-19th-century painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that dramatically depicts an enslaved family fleeing to Union lines during the Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves canonical | 3 |
| A Ride for Liberty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T91597 — 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: A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves Context triple: [Eastman Johnson, notableWork, A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves]
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A.
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" is an 1856 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores resistance to slavery through the story of fugitive slaves living in the Great Dismal Swamp.
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B.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
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C.
The Path to Freedom
"The Path to Freedom" is a chapter in Carl Sagan’s science book *The Demon-Haunted World* that explores how scientific thinking and skepticism can liberate people from superstition and irrational beliefs.
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D.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an 1852 anti-slavery novel that powerfully influenced public opinion in the United States and abroad in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
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E.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
- 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: A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves Target entity description: A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves is a mid-19th-century painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that dramatically depicts an enslaved family fleeing to Union lines during the Civil War.
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A.
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" is an 1856 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores resistance to slavery through the story of fugitive slaves living in the Great Dismal Swamp.
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B.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
-
C.
The Path to Freedom
"The Path to Freedom" is a chapter in Carl Sagan’s science book *The Demon-Haunted World* that explores how scientific thinking and skepticism can liberate people from superstition and irrational beliefs.
-
D.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an 1852 anti-slavery novel that powerfully influenced public opinion in the United States and abroad in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
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E.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important depiction of fugitive slaves during the American Civil War
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noted for sympathetic portrayal of African American subjects ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
dark tones
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dramatic lighting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Eastman Johnson ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depictionLocation |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
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| depicts |
African American child
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African American man ⓘ African American woman ⓘ American landscape ⓘ Union Army lines ⓘ Union camp in the distance ⓘ dramatic sky ⓘ fugitive slaves ⓘ horseback escape ⓘ nighttime ride ⓘ |
| genre |
Realism
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surface form:
American realism
Civil War art ⓘ history painting ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
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surface form:
A Ride for Liberty
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| hasTitle | A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves self-link ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Union–Confederate conflict
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United States slavery era ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Civil War
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enslaved African American family ⓘ flight from slavery ⓘ |
| movement |
19th-century American art
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Realism ⓘ
surface form:
American realism
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| portraysPerspective | African American fugitives ⓘ |
| subjectMatterCategory |
social justice in art
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war and conflict in art ⓘ |
| theme |
African American history
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courage ⓘ emancipation ⓘ escape from bondage ⓘ family unity ⓘ freedom ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
1860s
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American Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves Description of subject: A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves is a mid-19th-century painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that dramatically depicts an enslaved family fleeing to Union lines during the Civil War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastman Johnson
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
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hasTitle
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A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
self-link
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A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
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hasAlternativeName
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A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
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this entity surface form:
A Ride for Liberty