Stony the Road
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"Stony the Road" is a historical study by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that examines the Reconstruction era and the rise of racist ideologies and imagery in the United States after the Civil War.
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| Stony the Road canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3281057 — 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: Stony the Road Context triple: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, Stony the Road]
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A.
Sunken Road
Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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B.
The Road to Yesterday
The Road to Yesterday is a 1925 American silent fantasy drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
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C.
The Roads to Freedom
The Roads to Freedom is a trilogy of novels by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores existentialist themes of freedom, responsibility, and self-deception in the years surrounding World War II.
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D.
Miles of Aisles
Miles of Aisles is a live double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, capturing concert performances from her 1974 tour with the L.A. Express.
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E.
Sunrise Road
Sunrise Road is a scenic mountain roadway in Mount Rainier National Park that climbs to the Sunrise area, one of the park’s highest and most popular viewpoints.
- 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: Stony the Road Target entity description: "Stony the Road" is a historical study by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that examines the Reconstruction era and the rise of racist ideologies and imagery in the United States after the Civil War.
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A.
Sunken Road
Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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B.
The Road to Yesterday
The Road to Yesterday is a 1925 American silent fantasy drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
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C.
The Roads to Freedom
The Roads to Freedom is a trilogy of novels by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores existentialist themes of freedom, responsibility, and self-deception in the years surrounding World War II.
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D.
Miles of Aisles
Miles of Aisles is a live double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, capturing concert performances from her 1974 tour with the L.A. Express.
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E.
Sunrise Road
Sunrise Road is a scenic mountain roadway in Mount Rainier National Park that climbs to the Sunrise area, one of the park’s highest and most popular viewpoints.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Henry Louis Gates Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
Black political participation
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Jim Crow laws ⓘ Reconstruction policies ⓘ minstrelsy ⓘ propaganda against Reconstruction ⓘ racial violence in the postwar South ⓘ |
| examines |
Lost Cause ideology
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caricatures of African Americans ⓘ cultural backlash to Black citizenship ⓘ development of racist imagery in American culture ⓘ political backlash to Reconstruction ⓘ rise of racist ideologies in the United States ⓘ use of visual culture to promote white supremacy ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent |
Reconstruction era
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surface form:
American Civil War aftermath
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| genre |
African-American history
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history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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surface form:
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a historian
Henry Louis Gates Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a literary critic
Henry Louis Gates Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a public intellectual
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| hasPerspective | African-American history perspective ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readership
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scholars of African-American studies ⓘ students of American history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African-American representation
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Reconstruction era ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ
surface form:
post–Civil War United States
racial stereotypes ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ racist imagery ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| nonfictionForm | historical study ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow era
Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | line from the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ⓘ |
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