Bobby Seale
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Bobby Seale is an American political activist best known as the co-founder and early leader of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary organization central to the Black Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bobby Seale canonical | 30 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T370728 — 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: Bobby Seale Context triple: [Black Power movement, hasKeyFigure, Bobby Seale]
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A.
Mario Savio
Mario Savio was a prominent American political activist best known as a leading voice and orator of the 1960s student protest movement at the University of California, Berkeley.
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B.
Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael was a prominent civil rights activist and leader in the Black Power movement, known for his work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Black Panther Party.
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C.
Angela Davis
Angela Davis is an American political activist, scholar, and author known for her work on civil rights, prison abolition, and social justice.
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D.
César Chávez
César Chávez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers union and became a key figure in advancing farmworkers’ rights through nonviolent protest.
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E.
Whitney Young
Whitney Young was a prominent American civil rights leader and longtime head of the National Urban League, known for his pragmatic, behind-the-scenes efforts to combat racial inequality and expand economic opportunities for Black Americans.
- 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: Bobby Seale Target entity description: Bobby Seale is an American political activist best known as the co-founder and early leader of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary organization central to the Black Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Mario Savio
Mario Savio was a prominent American political activist best known as a leading voice and orator of the 1960s student protest movement at the University of California, Berkeley.
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B.
Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael was a prominent civil rights activist and leader in the Black Power movement, known for his work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Black Panther Party.
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C.
Angela Davis
Angela Davis is an American political activist, scholar, and author known for her work on civil rights, prison abolition, and social justice.
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D.
César Chávez
César Chávez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers union and became a key figure in advancing farmworkers’ rights through nonviolent protest.
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E.
Whitney Young
Whitney Young was a prominent American civil rights leader and longtime head of the National Urban League, known for his pragmatic, behind-the-scenes efforts to combat racial inequality and expand economic opportunities for Black Americans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military veteran
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author ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Oakland
ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California, United States
|
| advocatedFor |
Black community empowerment
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community self-defense ⓘ free breakfast programs for children ⓘ prisoners' rights ⓘ |
| birthName | Robert George Seale ⓘ |
| chargedWith | conspiracy during the Chicago Eight case ⓘ |
| coFounded | Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-10-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Merritt College ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Seale ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasChild |
J. Tarika Lewis Seale
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Malik Nkrumah Stagolee Seale ⓘ |
| knownFor |
activism in the Black Power movement
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co-founding the Black Panther Party ⓘ leadership in the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Berkeley
ⓘ
surface form:
Berkeley, California, United States
|
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Power movement
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
|
| name | Bobby Seale self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Lonely Rage: The Autobiography of Bobby Seale
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Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton ⓘ |
| occupation |
political organizer
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public speaker ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participantIn | Chicago Eight trial ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas, Texas, United States
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| politicalAlignment |
Black nationalism
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revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chairman of the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| residence |
Oakland
ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California, United States
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| servedIn | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| spouse | Artie Seale ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "Chicago 10"
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 ⓘ
surface form:
film "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bobby Seale Description of subject: Bobby Seale is an American political activist best known as the co-founder and early leader of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary organization central to the Black Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Black Panther Party
subject surface form:
Chicago 10
subject surface form:
Chicago 10
subject surface form:
Chicago 10