The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King
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"The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership, the perils he faced, and the broader moral and political stakes of the civil rights struggle.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3288325 — 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: The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King Context triple: [Nobody Knows My Name, hasEssay, The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King]
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A.
My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
"My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr." is Coretta Scott King's memoir recounting her life with the civil rights leader and offering an intimate perspective on the movement they helped lead.
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B.
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." is a children's picture-book memoir in which Christine King Farris shares personal stories from her childhood with her brother, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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C.
Standing Fast: The Autobiography of Roy Wilkins
Standing Fast: The Autobiography of Roy Wilkins is the memoir of the prominent civil rights leader and longtime NAACP executive, chronicling his life and role in the struggle for racial equality in the United States.
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D.
Why We Can’t Wait
"Why We Can’t Wait" is a 1964 book by Martin Luther King Jr. that analyzes the civil rights struggles of 1963, including the Birmingham campaign, and argues for the urgency of nonviolent direct action against racial segregation.
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E.
From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement
"From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement" is a seminal 1965 essay that argues the U.S. civil rights struggle must evolve from mass protest into organized political action to achieve lasting structural change.
- 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: The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King Target entity description: "The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership, the perils he faced, and the broader moral and political stakes of the civil rights struggle.
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A.
My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
"My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr." is Coretta Scott King's memoir recounting her life with the civil rights leader and offering an intimate perspective on the movement they helped lead.
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B.
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." is a children's picture-book memoir in which Christine King Farris shares personal stories from her childhood with her brother, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
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C.
Standing Fast: The Autobiography of Roy Wilkins
Standing Fast: The Autobiography of Roy Wilkins is the memoir of the prominent civil rights leader and longtime NAACP executive, chronicling his life and role in the struggle for racial equality in the United States.
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D.
Why We Can’t Wait
"Why We Can’t Wait" is a 1964 book by Martin Luther King Jr. that analyzes the civil rights struggles of 1963, including the Birmingham campaign, and argues for the urgency of nonviolent direct action against racial segregation.
-
E.
From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement
"From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement" is a seminal 1965 essay that argues the U.S. civil rights struggle must evolve from mass protest into organized political action to achieve lasting structural change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| about |
American politics
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Christian ethics ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ leadership ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ political risk ⓘ racial justice ⓘ racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
| author | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
American racism
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white complacency ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
moral courage
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personal cost of leadership ⓘ threats of violence against civil rights leaders ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
dangers faced by Martin Luther King Jr.
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moral stakes of the civil rights struggle ⓘ political stakes of the civil rights struggle ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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political essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | James Baldwin's view of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
United States civil rights era
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Martin Luther King Jr.
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surface form:
Martin Luther King Jr. as a moral leader
Martin Luther King Jr. as a nonviolent leader ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King Description of subject: "The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership, the perils he faced, and the broader moral and political stakes of the civil rights struggle.
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