Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family
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Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family is Pauli Murray’s groundbreaking 1956 family memoir that intertwines personal genealogy with the broader history of race, slavery, and segregation in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6152191 — 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: Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family Context triple: [Pauli Murray, notableWork, Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family]
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A.
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes is a 2005 comedy-drama film, based on Jennifer Weiner’s novel, about two very different sisters whose strained relationship is tested and transformed as they confront family secrets and personal insecurities.
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B.
Portrait of an American Family
Portrait of an American Family is the 1994 debut studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson, known for its dark, provocative themes and industrial metal sound.
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C.
What Makes a Family
"What Makes a Family" is a 2001 television drama film that explores the legal and emotional struggles of a lesbian couple fighting for custody of their child.
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D.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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E.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family is Alex Haley’s landmark 1976 historical novel that traces multiple generations of an African American family from their origins in West Africa through slavery and beyond in the United States.
- 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: Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family Target entity description: Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family is Pauli Murray’s groundbreaking 1956 family memoir that intertwines personal genealogy with the broader history of race, slavery, and segregation in the United States.
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A.
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes is a 2005 comedy-drama film, based on Jennifer Weiner’s novel, about two very different sisters whose strained relationship is tested and transformed as they confront family secrets and personal insecurities.
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B.
Portrait of an American Family
Portrait of an American Family is the 1994 debut studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson, known for its dark, provocative themes and industrial metal sound.
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C.
What Makes a Family
"What Makes a Family" is a 2001 television drama film that explores the legal and emotional struggles of a lesbian couple fighting for custody of their child.
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D.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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E.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family is Alex Haley’s landmark 1976 historical novel that traces multiple generations of an African American family from their origins in West Africa through slavery and beyond in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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family memoir ⓘ |
| author | Pauli Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | African-American autobiographical tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | groundbreaking family memoir ⓘ |
| explores |
Black middle-class life in the South
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effects of racism on family life ⓘ mixed-race heritage ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Murray family
NERFINISHED
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Pauli Murray’s ancestors ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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autobiography ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasMainProtagonist | Pauli Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Proud Shoes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integrates |
broader U.S. racial history
ⓘ
personal genealogy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo | civil rights discourse ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| portrays |
experiences of formerly enslaved people
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experiences of free Black people in the South ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| setting |
19th century United States
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Durham, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Crow era ⓘ |
| subject |
African-American history
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family history ⓘ genealogy ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ segregation in the United States ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
interracial ancestry
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legacy of slavery ⓘ racial identity ⓘ segregation ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Reconstruction era
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early 20th century United States ⓘ slavery era in the United States ⓘ |
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