Slater Industrial Academy
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Slater Industrial Academy was the original name of the historically Black institution that later became Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Slater Industrial Academy canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5926211 — 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: Slater Industrial Academy Context triple: [Winston-Salem State University, formerName, Slater Industrial Academy]
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A.
Samuel Ward Academy
Samuel Ward Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form serving students in Haverhill, Suffolk, England.
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B.
West School
West School is a public elementary school serving students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
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C.
Paton School
Paton School is a public elementary school serving students in the town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
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D.
Dunbar Grammar School
Dunbar Grammar School is a secondary school serving the town of Dunbar and surrounding areas in East Lothian, Scotland.
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E.
South School
South School is a public elementary school serving early-grade students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
- 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: Slater Industrial Academy Target entity description: Slater Industrial Academy was the original name of the historically Black institution that later became Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.
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A.
Samuel Ward Academy
Samuel Ward Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form serving students in Haverhill, Suffolk, England.
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B.
West School
West School is a public elementary school serving students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
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C.
Paton School
Paton School is a public elementary school serving students in the town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
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D.
Dunbar Grammar School
Dunbar Grammar School is a secondary school serving the town of Dunbar and surrounding areas in East Lothian, Scotland.
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E.
South School
South School is a public elementary school serving early-grade students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
ⓘ
historically Black school ⓘ |
| affiliation | historically Black colleges and universities ⓘ |
| city |
Winston-Salem
ⓘ
linked to:
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| educationLevel |
industrial training
ⓘ
teacher training ⓘ |
| ethos | industrial education ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | HBCU predecessor institution ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early Black educational institution in the American South ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Winston-Salem, North Carolina ⓘ |
| namedFor | Slater Fund ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the forerunner of Winston-Salem State University
ⓘ
providing education to African Americans in North Carolina ⓘ |
| originalNameOf | Winston-Salem State University ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Winston-Salem State University ⓘ |
| region |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| sector | public education ⓘ |
| serves | African American students ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| type | secondary and normal school ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Slater Industrial Academy Description of subject: Slater Industrial Academy was the original name of the historically Black institution that later became Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.