Talking Union and Other Union Songs
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"Talking Union and Other Union Songs" is a landmark 1941 folk album by the Almanac Singers that popularized pro-labor, union-organizing songs in the American labor movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Talking Union and Other Union Songs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Talking Union and Other Union Songs Context triple: [Almanac Singers, notableWork, Talking Union and Other Union Songs]
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A.
One Big Union
One Big Union is a labor movement concept advocating that all workers join a single, unified union to collectively challenge capitalist exploitation and control industry democratically.
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B.
The Liberty Song
The Liberty Song is a pre-Revolutionary American patriotic song, often cited as one of the first songs to express the colonies’ growing desire for liberty from British rule.
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C.
Unsere volkstümlichen Lieder
"Unsere volkstümlichen Lieder" is a 19th-century collection of traditional German folk songs compiled and edited by poet and folklorist August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben.
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D.
The War Minstrels
The War Minstrels is a science fiction work by American author Karen Haber, known for blending speculative concepts with strong character-driven storytelling.
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E.
Instruments of Unity
Instruments of Unity are the four key consultative and coordinating bodies that help maintain cohesion and shared identity across the worldwide Anglican Communion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Talking Union and Other Union Songs Target entity description: "Talking Union and Other Union Songs" is a landmark 1941 folk album by the Almanac Singers that popularized pro-labor, union-organizing songs in the American labor movement.
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A.
One Big Union
One Big Union is a labor movement concept advocating that all workers join a single, unified union to collectively challenge capitalist exploitation and control industry democratically.
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B.
The Liberty Song
The Liberty Song is a pre-Revolutionary American patriotic song, often cited as one of the first songs to express the colonies’ growing desire for liberty from British rule.
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C.
Unsere volkstümlichen Lieder
"Unsere volkstümlichen Lieder" is a 19th-century collection of traditional German folk songs compiled and edited by poet and folklorist August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben.
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D.
The War Minstrels
The War Minstrels is a science fiction work by American author Karen Haber, known for blending speculative concepts with strong character-driven storytelling.
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E.
Instruments of Unity
Instruments of Unity are the four key consultative and coordinating bodies that help maintain cohesion and shared identity across the worldwide Anglican Communion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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pro-labor album ⓘ |
| artist | Almanac Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American trade unions
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Congress of Industrial Organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation |
labor meetings
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union halls ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
folk
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political folk ⓘ protest music ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Lee Hays
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Millard Lampell NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
acoustic guitar accompaniment
ⓘ
group vocals ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
All I Want
NERFINISHED
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Get Thee Behind Me, Satan NERFINISHED ⓘ I Don’t Want Your Millions, Mister NERFINISHED ⓘ Solidarity Forever NERFINISHED ⓘ Talking Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Maid NERFINISHED ⓘ We Shall Not Be Moved NERFINISHED ⓘ Which Side Are You On? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
New Deal labor politics
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World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American labor movement
NERFINISHED
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U.S. folk revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
industrial workers
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labor organizers ⓘ |
| label | Keynote Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Lee Hays
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Millard Lampell NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
labor movement
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trade unions ⓘ union organizing ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| mediaType | 78 rpm record ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing union songs in the American labor movement
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pro-labor political content ⓘ |
| performer | Almanac Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
left-wing
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pro-labor ⓘ |
| producer | Keynote Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
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Subject: Talking Union and Other Union Songs Description of subject: "Talking Union and Other Union Songs" is a landmark 1941 folk album by the Almanac Singers that popularized pro-labor, union-organizing songs in the American labor movement.
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