Door of No Return
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The Door of No Return is a symbolic and haunting memorial site on Gorée Island in Senegal, marking the final exit point from Africa for countless enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Door of No Return canonical | 4 |
| “Door of No Return” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3979289 — 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.
Target entity: Door of No Return Context triple: [Gorée Island, knownFor, Door of No Return]
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The Black Ghosts
The Black Ghosts are a British electronic music duo known for blending indie pop melodies with electro and dance influences.
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Isle of the Blessed
The Isle of the Blessed is a legendary paradisiacal island in Celtic and Christian lore, often depicted as a remote, otherworldly haven of eternal joy and peace.
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C.
The Captive
"The Captive" is a lesser-known Gothic work by English novelist and dramatist Matthew Gregory Lewis, best remembered for his sensational horror style exemplified in "The Monk."
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D.
Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes is a historical ledger compiled by the British in 1783 that records the names and details of thousands of Black Loyalists who were evacuated from the United States to British territories after the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Laid Black
Laid Black is a contemporary jazz-funk album by bassist and producer Marcus Miller that blends groove-oriented compositions with elements of R&B, hip-hop, and world music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Door of No Return Target entity description: The Door of No Return is a symbolic and haunting memorial site on Gorée Island in Senegal, marking the final exit point from Africa for countless enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
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A.
The Black Ghosts
The Black Ghosts are a British electronic music duo known for blending indie pop melodies with electro and dance influences.
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B.
Isle of the Blessed
The Isle of the Blessed is a legendary paradisiacal island in Celtic and Christian lore, often depicted as a remote, otherworldly haven of eternal joy and peace.
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C.
The Captive
"The Captive" is a lesser-known Gothic work by English novelist and dramatist Matthew Gregory Lewis, best remembered for his sensational horror style exemplified in "The Monk."
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D.
Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes is a historical ledger compiled by the British in 1783 that records the names and details of thousands of Black Loyalists who were evacuated from the United States to British territories after the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Laid Black
Laid Black is a contemporary jazz-funk album by bassist and producer Marcus Miller that blends groove-oriented compositions with elements of R&B, hip-hop, and world music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
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memorial site ⓘ symbolic monument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic slave trade
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transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| country | Senegal ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
African diaspora memory
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Pan-Africanism ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| faces | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| hasFunction | reminder of crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | site of memory of slavery ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Porte du Non-Retour ⓘ |
| hasType | doorway ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gorée Island
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House of Slaves ⓘ Senegal ⓘ |
| material |
plaster
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stone ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
educational exhibits at House of Slaves
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museums ⓘ |
| overlooks | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gorée Island
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Gorée Island
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| relatedTo |
European colonialism
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history of slavery in Africa ⓘ triangular trade ⓘ |
| significance |
important site for African diaspora remembrance
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major symbol of the slave trade in West Africa ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
African diaspora
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final departure of enslaved Africans from Africa ⓘ forced exile ⓘ loss of freedom ⓘ suffering of enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| theme |
human rights
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memory and reconciliation ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1978 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration ceremonies
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educational visits ⓘ memorial services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
dignitaries
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heads of state ⓘ members of the African diaspora ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
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Subject: Door of No Return Description of subject: The Door of No Return is a symbolic and haunting memorial site on Gorée Island in Senegal, marking the final exit point from Africa for countless enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
Referenced by (5)
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