I Am the American Negro
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I Am the American Negro is a 1960s-era nonfiction book by African American poet and journalist Frank Marshall Davis that examines Black identity, history, and the struggle against racism in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Am the American Negro canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8182797 — 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: I Am the American Negro Context triple: [Frank Marshall Davis, notableWork, I Am the American Negro]
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A.
The Future of the American Negro
"The Future of the American Negro" is an 1899 book by Booker T. Washington in which he outlines his views on African American progress through industrial education, self-help, and economic advancement in the post–Civil War United States.
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B.
The Story of the Negro
The Story of the Negro is a historical survey book by Arna Bontemps that traces the experiences, struggles, and contributions of African Americans from slavery through the early 20th century.
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C.
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk is a seminal 1903 collection of essays by W. E. B. Du Bois that explores African American life after the Civil War and famously introduces the concepts of "double consciousness" and "the veil."
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D.
Five Great American Negroes
Five Great American Negroes is a celebrated artwork by Charles White that honors prominent African American historical figures and their contributions to U.S. history.
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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: I Am the American Negro Target entity description: I Am the American Negro is a 1960s-era nonfiction book by African American poet and journalist Frank Marshall Davis that examines Black identity, history, and the struggle against racism in the United States.
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A.
The Future of the American Negro
"The Future of the American Negro" is an 1899 book by Booker T. Washington in which he outlines his views on African American progress through industrial education, self-help, and economic advancement in the post–Civil War United States.
-
B.
The Story of the Negro
The Story of the Negro is a historical survey book by Arna Bontemps that traces the experiences, struggles, and contributions of African Americans from slavery through the early 20th century.
-
C.
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk is a seminal 1903 collection of essays by W. E. B. Du Bois that explores African American life after the Civil War and famously introduces the concepts of "double consciousness" and "the veil."
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D.
Five Great American Negroes
Five Great American Negroes is a celebrated artwork by Charles White that honors prominent African American historical figures and their contributions to U.S. history.
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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 (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Frank Marshall Davis ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| authorOccupation |
journalist
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focus |
African American experience in the United States
ⓘ
struggle against racism ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
essay
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American history
ⓘ
Black identity in the United States ⓘ civil rights ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I Am the American Negro Description of subject: I Am the American Negro is a 1960s-era nonfiction book by African American poet and journalist Frank Marshall Davis that examines Black identity, history, and the struggle against racism in the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.