“The First White President”
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“The First White President” is an essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates that examines Donald Trump’s election as a reaction to Barack Obama’s presidency and explores the role of whiteness and white supremacy in American politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “The First White President” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5281944 — 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: “The First White President” Context triple: [We Were Eight Years in Power, hasPart, “The First White President”]
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A.
The White Election
The White Election is a song cycle by American composer Gordon Getty, setting poems by Emily Dickinson to music.
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B.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the presiding officer of the Massachusetts Senate.
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C.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of the Russian Federation.
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D.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Austria.
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E.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used when speaking to or about the President of North Macedonia.
- 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: “The First White President” Target entity description: “The First White President” is an essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates that examines Donald Trump’s election as a reaction to Barack Obama’s presidency and explores the role of whiteness and white supremacy in American politics.
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A.
The White Election
The White Election is a song cycle by American composer Gordon Getty, setting poems by Emily Dickinson to music.
-
B.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the presiding officer of the Massachusetts Senate.
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C.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of the Russian Federation.
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D.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Austria.
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E.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used when speaking to or about the President of North Macedonia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | essay ⓘ |
| argues |
Donald Trump’s election was a reaction to Barack Obama’s presidency
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Donald Trump’s presidency is best understood through the lens of whiteness ⓘ white supremacy is foundational to American political life ⓘ whiteness functions as a form of political identity ⓘ |
| author | Ta-Nehisi Coates ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
myth of post-racial America
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notion that economic anxiety alone explains Trump’s election ⓘ |
| examines |
continuities between past and present forms of white supremacy
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historical construction of whiteness ⓘ media narratives about the 2016 election ⓘ role of race in voter behavior ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Donald Trump’s election
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history of white political power in the United States ⓘ racial backlash to the Obama presidency ⓘ reaction to Barack Obama’s presidency ⓘ relationship between race and democracy in the United States ⓘ role of white supremacy in American politics ⓘ role of whiteness in American identity ⓘ |
| genre |
political essay
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race relations literature ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| includedIn | We Were Eight Years in Power ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership interested in politics and race ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
2016 United States presidential election
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Barack Obama ⓘ Donald Trump ⓘ white supremacy in the United States ⓘ whiteness in American politics ⓘ |
| medium |
online article
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print magazine essay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of whiteness as a political force
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interpretation of Donald Trump as the first white president in symbolic terms ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
debates over racism and nationalism in U.S. politics
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rise of right-wing populism in the United States ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine essay ⓘ |
| publisher | The Atlantic ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Between the World and Me
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We Were Eight Years in Power ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
2016 U.S. presidential campaign
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Barack Obama presidency ⓘ early Donald Trump administration ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “The First White President” Description of subject: “The First White President” is an essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates that examines Donald Trump’s election as a reaction to Barack Obama’s presidency and explores the role of whiteness and white supremacy in American politics.
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