Moses Grandy
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Moses Grandy was a formerly enslaved African American who became known for his powerful 19th-century narrative detailing his experiences in slavery and his eventual purchase of his own freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moses Grandy canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5328738 — 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: Moses Grandy Context triple: [Grandy, hasNotableBearer, Moses Grandy]
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A.
Henry Chandlee Turner
Henry Chandlee Turner was an American builder and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the major construction firm Turner Construction Company.
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B.
Zephaniah Williams
Zephaniah Williams was a 19th-century Welsh Chartist leader and political activist best known for his prominent role in the Newport Rising of 1839.
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C.
Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson was an American high jumper who won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, setting an Olympic record and challenging Nazi racial ideology.
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D.
Emelius Browne
Emelius Browne is a charming but initially fraudulent magician and conman who becomes a key protagonist alongside Eglantine Price in Disney’s musical fantasy film "Bedknobs and Broomsticks."
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E.
Absalom Martin
Absalom Martin was an early settler and landowner in what became Martins Ferry, Ohio, whose influence and development efforts led the town to bear his name.
- 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: Moses Grandy Target entity description: Moses Grandy was a formerly enslaved African American who became known for his powerful 19th-century narrative detailing his experiences in slavery and his eventual purchase of his own freedom.
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A.
Henry Chandlee Turner
Henry Chandlee Turner was an American builder and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the major construction firm Turner Construction Company.
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B.
Zephaniah Williams
Zephaniah Williams was a 19th-century Welsh Chartist leader and political activist best known for his prominent role in the Newport Rising of 1839.
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C.
Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson was an American high jumper who won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, setting an Olympic record and challenging Nazi racial ideology.
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D.
Emelius Browne
Emelius Browne is a charming but initially fraudulent magician and conman who becomes a key protagonist alongside Eglantine Price in Disney’s musical fantasy film "Bedknobs and Broomsticks."
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E.
Absalom Martin
Absalom Martin was an early settler and landowner in what became Martins Ferry, Ohio, whose influence and development efforts led the town to bear his name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
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autobiographical writer ⓘ formerly enslaved person ⓘ person ⓘ slave narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dismal Swamp Canal
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abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| author | Moses Grandy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1786 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | unknown ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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slave narrative ⓘ |
| hasExperience |
chattel slavery in the United States
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working on canals ⓘ working on plantations ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
boatman
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canal boat captain ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal by enslavers
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cruelty of slavery ⓘ economic exploitation of enslaved labor ⓘ family separation under slavery ⓘ religious faith under slavery ⓘ resilience and perseverance under oppression ⓘ self-emancipation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Camden County, North Carolina
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Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | 19th-century abolitionist campaigns in Britain ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first-person account of slavery in the United States
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purchasing his own freedom ⓘ |
| notableWork | Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America ⓘ |
| occupation | author ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Camden County, North Carolina
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North Carolina ⓘ |
| primaryTopicOf | Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1843 ⓘ |
| publicationPlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| purchased | his own freedom ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
abolitionist literature
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historical scholarship on American slavery ⓘ |
| workLocation |
North Carolina
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Virginia ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moses Grandy Description of subject: Moses Grandy was a formerly enslaved African American who became known for his powerful 19th-century narrative detailing his experiences in slavery and his eventual purchase of his own freedom.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America
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author
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Moses Grandy
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subject linked to:
Moses Grandy