1965 Hayneville Alabama shooting
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The 1965 Hayneville, Alabama shooting was a civil rights–era attack in which white supremacists killed Episcopal seminarian Jonathan Daniels and wounded activist Ruby Sales during voter registration efforts.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23210582 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1965 Hayneville Alabama shooting Context triple: [Ruby Sales, survived, 1965 Hayneville Alabama shooting]
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Jackson State killings
The Jackson State killings were a 1970 incident in which police opened fire on students at Jackson State College in Mississippi during anti–Vietnam War and civil rights protests, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
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B.
Bama massacre
The Bama massacre was a deadly attack in 2014 by Boko Haram on the town of Bama in Borno State, Nigeria, in which hundreds of civilians were killed and widespread destruction occurred.
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C.
Fort Mims massacre
The Fort Mims massacre was an 1813 attack during the Creek War in which Red Stick Creek warriors overran a frontier fort in present-day Alabama, killing hundreds of settlers and militia and galvanizing American military response against the Creek.
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D.
Ellenton massacre
The Ellenton massacre was an 1876 episode of racial and political violence in South Carolina in which white supremacist paramilitaries attacked and killed numerous Black residents to suppress their civil and voting rights during Reconstruction.
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E.
Longview race riot
The Longview race riot was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in Longview, Texas, in July 1919, and is remembered as one of the major racial conflicts of the Red Summer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1965 Hayneville Alabama shooting Target entity description: The 1965 Hayneville, Alabama shooting was a civil rights–era attack in which white supremacists killed Episcopal seminarian Jonathan Daniels and wounded activist Ruby Sales during voter registration efforts.
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A.
Jackson State killings
The Jackson State killings were a 1970 incident in which police opened fire on students at Jackson State College in Mississippi during anti–Vietnam War and civil rights protests, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
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B.
Bama massacre
The Bama massacre was a deadly attack in 2014 by Boko Haram on the town of Bama in Borno State, Nigeria, in which hundreds of civilians were killed and widespread destruction occurred.
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C.
Fort Mims massacre
The Fort Mims massacre was an 1813 attack during the Creek War in which Red Stick Creek warriors overran a frontier fort in present-day Alabama, killing hundreds of settlers and militia and galvanizing American military response against the Creek.
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D.
Ellenton massacre
The Ellenton massacre was an 1876 episode of racial and political violence in South Carolina in which white supremacist paramilitaries attacked and killed numerous Black residents to suppress their civil and voting rights during Reconstruction.
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E.
Longview race riot
The Longview race riot was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in Longview, Texas, in July 1919, and is remembered as one of the major racial conflicts of the Red Summer.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Ruby Sales (as a youth he mentored and protected)