Narrative of Sojourner Truth
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Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the 19th-century dictated autobiography of abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth, chronicling her life from enslavement to prominent reformer.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Narrative of Sojourner Truth canonical | 2 |
| Sojourner Truth’s early life narrative | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7140399 — 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: Narrative of Sojourner Truth Context triple: [Sojourner Truth, hasAutobiography, Narrative of Sojourner Truth]
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A.
Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America
Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America is a 19th-century slave narrative memoir in which Moses Grandy recounts his experiences of enslavement and eventual freedom, contributing to the abolitionist movement.
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B.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
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C.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
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D.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an 1861 autobiographical slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs that exposes the sexual exploitation and brutal realities of slavery from a Black woman’s perspective.
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E.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
- 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: Narrative of Sojourner Truth Target entity description: Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the 19th-century dictated autobiography of abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth, chronicling her life from enslavement to prominent reformer.
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A.
Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America
Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America is a 19th-century slave narrative memoir in which Moses Grandy recounts his experiences of enslavement and eventual freedom, contributing to the abolitionist movement.
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B.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
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C.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
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D.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an 1861 autobiographical slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs that exposes the sexual exploitation and brutal realities of slavery from a Black woman’s perspective.
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E.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century book
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autobiography ⓘ slave narrative ⓘ |
| 19thCenturyWork | true ⓘ |
| author | Sojourner Truth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describesPeriod |
Sojourner Truth’s life as a reformer
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enslavement of Sojourner Truth ⓘ |
| genre |
abolitionist literature
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autobiography ⓘ women’s rights literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | dictated narrative ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
antebellum United States
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linked to:
Antebellum period
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| intendedAudience |
abolitionist readers
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supporters of women’s rights ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American antebellum literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American history
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Sojourner Truth ⓘ abolitionism ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ |
| movement |
abolitionist movement
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women’s rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early African American women’s autobiography
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first-person account of slavery by Sojourner Truth ⓘ |
| portrays |
activism of Sojourner Truth
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religious faith of Sojourner Truth ⓘ transition from slavery to freedom ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1850 ⓘ |
| toldBy | Sojourner Truth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Narrative of Sojourner Truth Description of subject: Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the 19th-century dictated autobiography of abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth, chronicling her life from enslavement to prominent reformer.
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linked to: Narrative of Sojourner Truth