William Cooper Nell
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William Cooper Nell was a 19th-century African American abolitionist, journalist, and historian known for his pioneering works on Black American history and civil rights activism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Cooper Nell canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: William Cooper Nell Context triple: [Forest Hills Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, William Cooper Nell]
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Martin Delany
Martin Delany was a 19th-century African American abolitionist, writer, physician, and early Black nationalist leader who co-founded the antislavery newspaper The North Star with Frederick Douglass.
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Henry Beard Delany
Henry Beard Delany was an influential African-American Episcopal bishop and educator who became one of the first Black bishops in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
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C.
Samuel Cornish
Samuel Cornish was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and admiral noted for his role in major naval operations during the Seven Years' War.
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Wendell Phillips Garrison
Wendell Phillips Garrison was an American editor and author best known for his long tenure as literary editor of The Nation and for advancing the reformist and abolitionist legacy of his family.
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Josiah E. DuBois Jr.
Josiah E. DuBois Jr. was a U.S. Treasury Department lawyer and key Holocaust whistleblower whose efforts helped expose government inaction and led to the rescue of tens of thousands of Jews during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Cooper Nell Target entity description: William Cooper Nell was a 19th-century African American abolitionist, journalist, and historian known for his pioneering works on Black American history and civil rights activism.
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A.
Martin Delany
Martin Delany was a 19th-century African American abolitionist, writer, physician, and early Black nationalist leader who co-founded the antislavery newspaper The North Star with Frederick Douglass.
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B.
Henry Beard Delany
Henry Beard Delany was an influential African-American Episcopal bishop and educator who became one of the first Black bishops in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
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C.
Samuel Cornish
Samuel Cornish was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and admiral noted for his role in major naval operations during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
Wendell Phillips Garrison
Wendell Phillips Garrison was an American editor and author best known for his long tenure as literary editor of The Nation and for advancing the reformist and abolitionist legacy of his family.
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E.
Josiah E. DuBois Jr.
Josiah E. DuBois Jr. was a U.S. Treasury Department lawyer and key Holocaust whistleblower whose efforts helped expose government inaction and led to the rescue of tens of thousands of Jews during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
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abolitionist ⓘ historian ⓘ journalist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
desegregation of Boston public schools
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equal rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boston Vigilance Committee
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William Lloyd Garrison ⓘ |
| birthName | William Cooper Nell self-link ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston
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| causeOfDeath | stroke (probable) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1816-12-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1874-05-25 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 19th-century African American abolitionist, journalist, and historian ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Boston Public Schools
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surface form:
Boston public schools
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| employer | William Lloyd Garrison ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Nell ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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journalism ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
abolitionism
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American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
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| notableAchievement |
among the first published historians of African American military service
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helped secure desegregation of Boston schools in 1855 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
civil rights activism
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documenting African American participation in the American Revolution ⓘ pioneering works on Black American history ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution
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surface form:
Services of Colored Americans in the Wars of 1776 and 1812
The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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author ⓘ historian ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| participantIn |
abolitionist movement in the United States
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campaigns against racial segregation in Boston ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| workedAt | The Liberator ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
African American soldiers in the American Revolution
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African American soldiers in the War of 1812 ⓘ |
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