Bobby Hutton
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Bobby Hutton was a young African American activist best known as one of the first and most prominent members of the Black Panther Party, whose 1968 killing by Oakland police made him a symbol of Black resistance and state violence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bobby Hutton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2165435 — 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: Bobby Hutton Context triple: [Black Panther Party, hasMember, Bobby Hutton]
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A.
Charles McNaughton
Charles McNaughton was a British actor active in the early 20th century, known for his character roles in films and on stage.
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B.
Allan Melvill
Allan Melvill was an American merchant and importer best known as the father of novelist Herman Melville.
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C.
Ian Brady
Ian Brady was a British serial killer, infamously known for the Moors murders he committed with Myra Hindley in the 1960s.
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D.
John Bullough
John Bullough was a British industrialist from a prominent Lancashire textile family, known for his involvement in the cotton machinery industry and substantial wealth in the 19th century.
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E.
Bobby Sands
Bobby Sands was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member who became internationally known after dying on hunger strike in prison in 1981, symbolizing resistance to British rule in Northern Ireland.
- 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: Bobby Hutton Target entity description: Bobby Hutton was a young African American activist best known as one of the first and most prominent members of the Black Panther Party, whose 1968 killing by Oakland police made him a symbol of Black resistance and state violence.
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A.
Charles McNaughton
Charles McNaughton was a British actor active in the early 20th century, known for his character roles in films and on stage.
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B.
Allan Melvill
Allan Melvill was an American merchant and importer best known as the father of novelist Herman Melville.
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C.
Ian Brady
Ian Brady was a British serial killer, infamously known for the Moors murders he committed with Myra Hindley in the 1960s.
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D.
John Bullough
John Bullough was a British industrialist from a prominent Lancashire textile family, known for his involvement in the cotton machinery industry and substantial wealth in the 19th century.
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E.
Bobby Sands
Bobby Sands was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member who became internationally known after dying on hunger strike in prison in 1981, symbolizing resistance to British rule in Northern Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Panther Party member
ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 17 ⓘ |
| ageAtEvent | 16 when he joined the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-04-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-04-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Hutton ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
martyr figure in Black Panther Party history
ⓘ
symbol of police brutality against African Americans ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | activist ⓘ |
| hasRole | treasurer of the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| inspired | commemorations within Black liberation movements ⓘ |
| joined | Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed by law enforcement ⓘ |
| memberOf | Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Power movement
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
|
| nickname | Bobby ⓘ |
| notableFor |
becoming a symbol of Black resistance to state violence
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being killed by Oakland police in 1968 ⓘ being one of the first members of the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Black Panther Party activities in Oakland
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armed confrontation with Oakland police on 1968-04-06 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Arkansas
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surface form:
Arkansas, United States
Jefferson County, Arkansas ⓘ
surface form:
Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Oakland
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surface form:
Oakland, California, United States
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| residence |
Oakland
ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
memorial events in Oakland
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protest marches after his death ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bobby Hutton Description of subject: Bobby Hutton was a young African American activist best known as one of the first and most prominent members of the Black Panther Party, whose 1968 killing by Oakland police made him a symbol of Black resistance and state violence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.