Mississippi Goddam
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"Mississippi Goddam" is a powerful 1964 protest song by Nina Simone that confronts racism and violence in the United States, particularly in the Jim Crow South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mississippi Goddam canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3891455 — 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: Mississippi Goddam Context triple: [Nina Simone, notableWork, Mississippi Goddam]
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A.
Blues for Mister Charlie
Blues for Mister Charlie is a 1964 stage play by James Baldwin that confronts racism and injustice in the American South, loosely inspired by the murder of Emmett Till.
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B.
God Bless the Child
"God Bless the Child" is a classic jazz and blues standard, co-written and famously performed by Billie Holiday, known for its poignant lyrics about financial independence and emotional resilience.
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C.
Strange Fruit
"Strange Fruit" is a haunting protest song, most famously performed by Billie Holiday, that powerfully condemns the lynching of Black Americans in the United States.
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D.
I Ain't Marching Anymore
"I Ain't Marching Anymore" is a 1965 protest song and album by American folk singer Phil Ochs, known for its powerful anti-war and politically charged lyrics.
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E.
Passing Strange
Passing Strange is a semi-autobiographical rock musical that follows a young Black artist’s journey of self-discovery from Los Angeles to Europe, blending theater, concert, and storytelling.
- 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: Mississippi Goddam Target entity description: "Mississippi Goddam" is a powerful 1964 protest song by Nina Simone that confronts racism and violence in the United States, particularly in the Jim Crow South.
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A.
Blues for Mister Charlie
Blues for Mister Charlie is a 1964 stage play by James Baldwin that confronts racism and injustice in the American South, loosely inspired by the murder of Emmett Till.
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B.
God Bless the Child
"God Bless the Child" is a classic jazz and blues standard, co-written and famously performed by Billie Holiday, known for its poignant lyrics about financial independence and emotional resilience.
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C.
Strange Fruit
"Strange Fruit" is a haunting protest song, most famously performed by Billie Holiday, that powerfully condemns the lynching of Black Americans in the United States.
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D.
I Ain't Marching Anymore
"I Ain't Marching Anymore" is a 1965 protest song and album by American folk singer Phil Ochs, known for its powerful anti-war and politically charged lyrics.
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E.
Passing Strange
Passing Strange is a semi-autobiographical rock musical that follows a young Black artist’s journey of self-discovery from Los Angeles to Europe, blending theater, concert, and storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights song
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protest song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American civil rights movement in the 1960s ⓘ |
| bannedIn | several Southern U.S. states radio stations ⓘ |
| composer | Nina Simone ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Nina Simone ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| firstReleaseFormat | live recording ⓘ |
| genre |
civil rights movement song
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jazz ⓘ political song ⓘ protest music ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became an anthem of the civil rights movement
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cemented Nina Simone's reputation as a protest artist ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | uptempo show-tune style contrasted with serious lyrics ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLine | The name of this tune is Mississippi Goddam ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | "Alabama's gotten me so upset, Tennessee made me lose my rest, and everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam" ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American civil rights movement
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Jim Crow laws ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ racial violence ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anger at racial injustice
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call for immediate change ⓘ critique of white liberalism ⓘ impatience with gradualism in civil rights ⓘ |
| includedIn | Nina Simone live performance repertoire ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
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murder of Medgar Evers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Nina Simone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
addressing civil rights issues directly in popular music
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being Nina Simone's first overtly political song ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Nina Simone in Concert ⓘ |
| performedAt | Carnegie Hall ⓘ |
| performer | Nina Simone ⓘ |
| placeMentioned |
Alabama
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Mississippi ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1964 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Philips Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Nina Simone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mississippi Goddam Description of subject: "Mississippi Goddam" is a powerful 1964 protest song by Nina Simone that confronts racism and violence in the United States, particularly in the Jim Crow South.
Referenced by (3)
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