Rosa Louise McCauley
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African-American civil rights activist
autobiographer
civil rights activist
human
memoirist
seamstress
writer
Rosa Louise McCauley, better known as Rosa Parks, was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, became a pivotal symbol in the fight against racial segregation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rosa Louise McCauley canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4859580 — 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: Rosa Louise McCauley Context triple: [Rosa Parks, birthName, Rosa Louise McCauley]
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A.
Elizabeth Coombs Adams
Elizabeth Coombs Adams was a member of the prominent Adams family of early American political life, known as the daughter of Thomas Boylston Adams and granddaughter of President John Adams.
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B.
Alice Zenobia Richmond
Alice Zenobia Richmond is the daughter of comedian, writer, and actress Tina Fey and composer Jeff Richmond.
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C.
Lucy Burns
Lucy Burns was a prominent American suffragist and political activist who co-founded the National Woman's Party and played a key role in securing women's right to vote in the United States.
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D.
Florence B. Green
Florence B. Green was a notable individual interred at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, recognized for her local historical significance.
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E.
Mary Frances Reynolds
Mary Frances Reynolds, better known as Debbie Reynolds, was an American actress, singer, and dancer famed for her roles in classic Hollywood films such as "Singin' in the Rain."
- 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: Rosa Louise McCauley Target entity description: Rosa Louise McCauley, better known as Rosa Parks, was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, became a pivotal symbol in the fight against racial segregation.
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A.
Elizabeth Coombs Adams
Elizabeth Coombs Adams was a member of the prominent Adams family of early American political life, known as the daughter of Thomas Boylston Adams and granddaughter of President John Adams.
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B.
Alice Zenobia Richmond
Alice Zenobia Richmond is the daughter of comedian, writer, and actress Tina Fey and composer Jeff Richmond.
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C.
Lucy Burns
Lucy Burns was a prominent American suffragist and political activist who co-founded the National Woman's Party and played a key role in securing women's right to vote in the United States.
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D.
Florence B. Green
Florence B. Green was a notable individual interred at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, recognized for her local historical significance.
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E.
Mary Frances Reynolds
Mary Frances Reynolds, better known as Debbie Reynolds, was an American actress, singer, and dancer famed for her roles in classic Hollywood films such as "Singin' in the Rain."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American civil rights activist
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autobiographer ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ seamstress ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rosa Parks ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Congressional Gold Medal
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Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ Spingarn Medal ⓘ |
| birthName | Rosa Louise McCauley ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit ⓘ |
| cause | violation of racial segregation laws on a city bus ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1955-12-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-02-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-10-24 ⓘ |
| describedAs | mother of the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes
ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama State University
|
| employer |
NAACP
ⓘ
U.S. Representative John Conyers ⓘ
linked to:
John Conyers
|
| ethnicGroup |
African Americans
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | McCauley ⓘ |
| givenName | Rosa ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Rosa Parks statue in the United States Capitol
ⓘ
linked to:
Rosa Parks statue
|
| hasWork |
Quiet Strength
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Rosa Parks: My Story ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Rosa Parks Day ⓘ |
| influenced |
American civil rights legislation
ⓘ
end of legal segregation in public transportation in Montgomery ⓘ |
| memberOf | NAACP ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Montgomery bus incident of December 1, 1955
ⓘ
linked to:
Montgomery bus boycott
|
| notableFor | refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
ⓘ
receptionist ⓘ seamstress ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American civil rights protests
ⓘ
Montgomery bus boycott ⓘ |
| place | Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Macon County, Alabama
ⓘ
Tuskegee, Alabama ⓘ
linked to:
Tuskegee, Alabama, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Detroit, Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Detroit
|
| positionHeld | secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Detroit, Michigan
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linked to:
Detroit
Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| spouse | Raymond Parks ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rosa Louise McCauley Description of subject: Rosa Louise McCauley, better known as Rosa Parks, was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, became a pivotal symbol in the fight against racial segregation.
Referenced by (2)
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