New York Colonization Society
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The New York Colonization Society was a state-level auxiliary organization that supported the broader American Colonization Society’s efforts to resettle free African Americans in West Africa during the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New York Colonization Society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1904670 — 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: New York Colonization Society Context triple: [American Colonization Society, hasPart, New York Colonization Society]
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A.
American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society was a 19th-century organization that promoted and organized the migration of free African Americans to Africa, leading to the founding of Liberia.
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B.
Pennsylvania Colonization Society
The Pennsylvania Colonization Society was a state-level branch of the American Colonization Society that promoted and organized the resettlement of free African Americans to colonies in Africa during the 19th century.
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C.
Virginia Colonization Society
The Virginia Colonization Society was a state-level auxiliary organization that promoted and supported the American Colonization Society’s efforts to resettle free African Americans in Africa, particularly in Liberia.
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D.
New York Committee of Correspondence
The New York Committee of Correspondence was a colonial-era political body in New York that coordinated resistance to British policies and helped organize communication among American patriots before and during the Revolutionary War.
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E.
New York Sons of Liberty
The New York Sons of Liberty were a colonial American patriot group in New York that organized resistance against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- 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: New York Colonization Society Target entity description: The New York Colonization Society was a state-level auxiliary organization that supported the broader American Colonization Society’s efforts to resettle free African Americans in West Africa during the 19th century.
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A.
American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society was a 19th-century organization that promoted and organized the migration of free African Americans to Africa, leading to the founding of Liberia.
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B.
Pennsylvania Colonization Society
The Pennsylvania Colonization Society was a state-level branch of the American Colonization Society that promoted and organized the resettlement of free African Americans to colonies in Africa during the 19th century.
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C.
Virginia Colonization Society
The Virginia Colonization Society was a state-level auxiliary organization that promoted and supported the American Colonization Society’s efforts to resettle free African Americans in Africa, particularly in Liberia.
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D.
New York Committee of Correspondence
The New York Committee of Correspondence was a colonial-era political body in New York that coordinated resistance to British policies and helped organize communication among American patriots before and during the Revolutionary War.
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E.
New York Sons of Liberty
The New York Sons of Liberty were a colonial American patriot group in New York that organized resistance against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auxiliary organization
ⓘ
colonization society ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | American Colonization Society ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African colonization
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emigration ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Antebellum period
ⓘ
surface form:
antebellum United States
early Liberian colonization ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| ideology | colonizationism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
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New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
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| nonprofitStatus | voluntary association ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
abolitionists who rejected colonization
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many free African American leaders ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | American Colonization Society ⓘ |
| purpose |
promote emigration of free Black people from the United States
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support colonization of free African Americans in West Africa ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Northern United States
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U.S. state of New York ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
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| supportedBy |
some clergy in New York
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some politicians in New York ⓘ white reformers in New York ⓘ |
| supportedProject |
establishment of colonies in West Africa
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resettlement of free African Americans in Liberia ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York Colonization Society Description of subject: The New York Colonization Society was a state-level auxiliary organization that supported the broader American Colonization Society’s efforts to resettle free African Americans in West Africa during the 19th century.
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