Negro National League
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The Negro National League was a pioneering professional baseball league formed in 1920 that became the cornerstone of Black baseball in the United States during the era of racial segregation.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T169813 — 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)
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Target entity: Negro National League Context triple: [Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, focusesOn, Negro National League]
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is a museum in Kansas City dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history and legacy of African American baseball and its players.
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B.
International League
The International League is a long-standing Triple-A minor league baseball organization in the United States and Canada that serves as the top developmental level just below Major League Baseball.
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National League
The National League is one of the two major professional baseball leagues in the United States and Canada, forming half of Major League Baseball.
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Western League
The Western League was a prominent late-19th-century minor baseball league that evolved into what is now known as Major League Baseball’s American League.
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E.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Negro National League Target entity description: The Negro National League was a pioneering professional baseball league formed in 1920 that became the cornerstone of Black baseball in the United States during the era of racial segregation.
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A.
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is a museum in Kansas City dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history and legacy of African American baseball and its players.
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B.
International League
The International League is a long-standing Triple-A minor league baseball organization in the United States and Canada that serves as the top developmental level just below Major League Baseball.
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C.
National League
The National League is one of the two major professional baseball leagues in the United States and Canada, forming half of Major League Baseball.
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D.
Western League
The Western League was a prominent late-19th-century minor baseball league that evolved into what is now known as Major League Baseball’s American League.
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E.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball league
ⓘ
professional baseball league ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | comparable to Major League Baseball of its era ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
provided opportunities for Black players barred from Major League Baseball
ⓘ
served as a major institution in African American communities ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus | African American players ⓘ |
| field | Negro league baseball history ⓘ |
| founder | Rube Foster ⓘ |
| fullName | Negro National League self-link ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | independent league organization ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
African American baseball fans
ⓘ
baseball fans in the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Birmingham Black Barons
ⓘ
Chicago American Giants ⓘ Cleveland Tate Stars ⓘ Cuban Stars (West) ⓘ Detroit Stars ⓘ Indianapolis ABCs ⓘ Kansas City Monarchs (baseball) ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City Monarchs
Memphis Red Sox ⓘ Milwaukee Bears ⓘ St. Louis Stars ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis Giants
St. Louis Stars ⓘ |
| historicalContext | operated before the racial integration of Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| inspired |
Eastern Colored League
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Negro American League ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | major league ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to eventual integration of professional baseball
ⓘ
recognized as a major league by Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mediaType | sports league ⓘ |
| notableExecutive | Rube Foster ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Bullet Rogan
ⓘ
Cool Papa Bell ⓘ Mule Suttles ⓘ Oscar Charleston ⓘ Satchel Paige ⓘ Turkey Stearnes ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow era
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| precededBy | earlier informal Black baseball circuits ⓘ |
| purpose | to organize Black professional baseball teams into a stable league ⓘ |
| reasonForExistence | racial segregation in Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| shortName | NNL ⓘ |
| significance |
cornerstone of Black baseball during racial segregation
ⓘ
first successful Black professional baseball league in the United States ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Negro National League Description of subject: The Negro National League was a pioneering professional baseball league formed in 1920 that became the cornerstone of Black baseball in the United States during the era of racial segregation.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (first)
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (second)
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (second)
subject surface form:
Kansas City Monarchs
subject surface form:
Hinchliffe Stadium
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (1920–1926)
this entity surface form:
1923 Negro National League season
this entity surface form:
Negro National League I
this entity surface form:
Negro National League pennant races
subject surface form:
Rube Foster
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (1920–1931)
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (second incarnation)