The Good Negro
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The Good Negro is a stage play by Tracey Scott Wilson that explores the complexities and internal conflicts of the Civil Rights Movement through the story of Black leaders under FBI surveillance in 1960s Birmingham, Alabama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Good Negro canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7954366 — 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 Good Negro Context triple: [Tracey Scott Wilson, notableWork, The Good Negro]
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A.
The Black Man
"The Black Man" is a haunting, introspective poem by Russian poet Sergei Yesenin that explores themes of inner torment, identity, and existential despair.
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B.
A Negro Woman
A Negro Woman is a minor, unnamed character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," serving as part of the New Orleans street life that frames the main action.
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C.
The Dying Negro
The Dying Negro is an 18th-century abolitionist poem co-authored by Thomas Day that powerfully condemns the brutality of the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is a 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson that explores race, identity, and passing in early 20th-century America through the life story of a mixed-race narrator.
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E.
The Negro World
The Negro World was a weekly newspaper founded by Marcus Garvey that served as the principal organ of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, promoting Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and global anti-colonial solidarity in the early 20th century.
- 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 Good Negro Target entity description: The Good Negro is a stage play by Tracey Scott Wilson that explores the complexities and internal conflicts of the Civil Rights Movement through the story of Black leaders under FBI surveillance in 1960s Birmingham, Alabama.
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A.
The Black Man
"The Black Man" is a haunting, introspective poem by Russian poet Sergei Yesenin that explores themes of inner torment, identity, and existential despair.
-
B.
A Negro Woman
A Negro Woman is a minor, unnamed character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," serving as part of the New Orleans street life that frames the main action.
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C.
The Dying Negro
The Dying Negro is an 18th-century abolitionist poem co-authored by Thomas Day that powerfully condemns the brutality of the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is a 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson that explores race, identity, and passing in early 20th-century America through the life story of a mixed-race narrator.
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E.
The Negro World
The Negro World was a weekly newspaper founded by Marcus Garvey that served as the principal organ of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, promoting Black nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and global anti-colonial solidarity in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Tracey Scott Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
government surveillance of activists
ⓘ
tensions between public image and private behavior ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | full-length play ⓘ |
| explores |
complexities of social justice movements
ⓘ
media and public perception of Black leadership ⓘ personal sacrifice in political struggle ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Black civil rights leaders
ⓘ
internal conflicts within the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American racism
ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ church-based activism ⓘ nonviolent protest ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
FBI surveillance
ⓘ
civil rights activism ⓘ leadership conflict ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ political repression ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | fictionalized account inspired by historical events ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Birmingham, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| subject | Civil Rights Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Tracey Scott Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Good Negro Description of subject: The Good Negro is a stage play by Tracey Scott Wilson that explores the complexities and internal conflicts of the Civil Rights Movement through the story of Black leaders under FBI surveillance in 1960s Birmingham, Alabama.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.