Fred Korematsu
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Fred Korematsu was a Japanese American civil rights activist who famously challenged the U.S. government's World War II internment of Japanese Americans, becoming a symbol of resistance to racial injustice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fred Korematsu canonical | 2 |
| Korematsu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2987977 — 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: Fred Korematsu Context triple: [Korematsu v. United States (dissent), involvesParty, Fred Korematsu]
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A.
Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny was an English-born actor and occasional aviator and inventor, best known for his prolific work in early Hollywood films and serials during the 1920s–1940s.
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B.
Ibram Henry Rogers
Ibram Henry Rogers, better known as Ibram X. Kendi, is an American historian, author, and leading scholar of antiracism and race studies.
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C.
William Henry Furman
William Henry Furman was the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Furman v. Georgia, which led to a temporary halt of capital punishment nationwide in 1972.
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D.
Truman Streckfus Persons
Truman Streckfus Persons, better known as Truman Capote, was an American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright renowned for works such as "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
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E.
Ernesto Arturo Miranda
Ernesto Arturo Miranda was the criminal defendant at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that led to the establishment of "Miranda rights" requiring police to inform suspects of their constitutional protections during custodial interrogations.
- 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: Fred Korematsu Target entity description: Fred Korematsu was a Japanese American civil rights activist who famously challenged the U.S. government's World War II internment of Japanese Americans, becoming a symbol of resistance to racial injustice.
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A.
Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny was an English-born actor and occasional aviator and inventor, best known for his prolific work in early Hollywood films and serials during the 1920s–1940s.
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B.
Ibram Henry Rogers
Ibram Henry Rogers, better known as Ibram X. Kendi, is an American historian, author, and leading scholar of antiracism and race studies.
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C.
William Henry Furman
William Henry Furman was the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Furman v. Georgia, which led to a temporary halt of capital punishment nationwide in 1972.
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D.
Truman Streckfus Persons
Truman Streckfus Persons, better known as Truman Capote, was an American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright renowned for works such as "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
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E.
Ernesto Arturo Miranda
Ernesto Arturo Miranda was the criminal defendant at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that led to the establishment of "Miranda rights" requiring police to inform suspects of their constitutional protections during custodial interrogations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
civil liberties
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constitutional rights ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights
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surface form:
Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award
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| causeOfDeath | respiratory failure ⓘ |
| child | Karen Korematsu ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | statues and memorials in the United States ⓘ |
| convictedOf | violating military exclusion orders during World War II ⓘ |
| convictionOverturned | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateAwarded | 1998 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-01-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfConvictionOverturn | 1983 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-03-30 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese American ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName |
Fred Korematsu
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Korematsu
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| givenName | Fred ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDay |
Day of Remembrance (Japanese American internment)
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surface form:
Fred Korematsu Day
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| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Kathryn Pearson ⓘ |
| heritageDayEstablished | 2010 ⓘ |
| heritageDayObservedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
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| heritageDayObservedOn | January 30 ⓘ |
| honor | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Bill Clinton
ⓘ
surface form:
President Bill Clinton
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| influenced |
Japanese American redress movement
ⓘ
civil liberties jurisprudence in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | resistance to World War II internment of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| legalCase | Korematsu v. United States ⓘ |
| legalStatusInCase | petitioner in Korematsu v. United States ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
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| notableFor | challenging the constitutionality of Japanese American internment during World War II ⓘ |
| notableWork | Korematsu v. United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
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shipyard welder ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oakland, California, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Larkspur, California
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surface form:
Larkspur, California, United States
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| portrayedIn | documentary films about Japanese American internment ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | Oakland, California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Day of Remembrance (Japanese American internment)
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surface form:
Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fred Korematsu Description of subject: Fred Korematsu was a Japanese American civil rights activist who famously challenged the U.S. government's World War II internment of Japanese Americans, becoming a symbol of resistance to racial injustice.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Korematsu