Incognegro
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Incognegro is a graphic novel by Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece that follows a light-skinned Black journalist who "passes" as white to investigate lynchings in the Jim Crow American South.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Incognegro canonical | 6 |
| Incognegro: Renaissance | 1 |
| Incognegro: Renaissance (as editor at Berger Books) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5159830 — 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: Incognegro Context triple: [Back for the First Time, basedOn, Incognegro]
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A.
Blackness
Blackness is a small coastal village in West Lothian, Scotland, situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
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B.
Figures in Black
Figures in Black is a critical work of literary and cultural analysis by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that explores Black representation, language, and identity in African American literature.
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C.
Bigger & Blacker
Bigger & Blacker is a 1999 stand-up comedy special and album by Chris Rock known for its sharp social commentary and provocative humor.
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D.
Negro World
Negro World was the influential weekly newspaper of the Universal Negro Improvement Association that promoted Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and global anti-colonial solidarity in the early 20th century.
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E.
Man in Black
The Man in Black is a mysterious, morally ambiguous figure in the Westworld universe, known for his ruthless pursuit of the park’s deepest secrets and hidden narrative.
- 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: Incognegro Target entity description: Incognegro is a graphic novel by Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece that follows a light-skinned Black journalist who "passes" as white to investigate lynchings in the Jim Crow American South.
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A.
Blackness
Blackness is a small coastal village in West Lothian, Scotland, situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
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B.
Figures in Black
Figures in Black is a critical work of literary and cultural analysis by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that explores Black representation, language, and identity in African American literature.
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C.
Bigger & Blacker
Bigger & Blacker is a 1999 stand-up comedy special and album by Chris Rock known for its sharp social commentary and provocative humor.
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D.
Negro World
Negro World was the influential weekly newspaper of the Universal Negro Improvement Association that promoted Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and global anti-colonial solidarity in the early 20th century.
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E.
Man in Black
The Man in Black is a mysterious, morally ambiguous figure in the Westworld universe, known for his ruthless pursuit of the park’s deepest secrets and hidden narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | graphic novel ⓘ |
| artist | Warren Pleece ⓘ |
| author | Mat Johnson ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
identity
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ justice ⓘ lynching ⓘ racial passing ⓘ racial violence ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| contains | black-and-white artwork ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
Jim Crow laws
ⓘ
segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| explores |
the dangers of passing as white in the Jim Crow South
ⓘ
the role of the Black press ⓘ |
| focusesOn | investigation of lynchings ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
drama ⓘ graphic novel ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasBlackProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasFormat | trade paperback ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrRelatedWork |
Incognegro: Renaissance
ⓘ
linked to:
Incognegro
|
| illustrator | Warren Pleece ⓘ |
| imprintOfPublisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Zane Pinchback ⓘ |
| medium | sequential art ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | noir ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Vertigo Comics ⓘ |
| protagonistAbility | passes as white ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | journalist ⓘ |
| protagonistRace | Black ⓘ |
| protagonistSkinTone | light-skinned ⓘ |
| publisher | Vertigo ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Jim Crow era
ⓘ
linked to:
Jim Crow laws
|
| settingPlace |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| subjectMatter |
American racial history
ⓘ
anti-Black violence ⓘ investigative reporting ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century United States ⓘ |
| writer | Mat Johnson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Incognegro Description of subject: Incognegro is a graphic novel by Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece that follows a light-skinned Black journalist who "passes" as white to investigate lynchings in the Jim Crow American South.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.