The Green Pastures
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The Green Pastures is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1930 play by Marc Connelly that reimagines biblical stories through the perspective of African American characters in the rural American South.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Green Pastures canonical | 3 |
| Green Pastures | 2 |
| The Green Pastures (1936 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9746460 — 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 Green Pastures Context triple: [Marc Connelly, notableWork, The Green Pastures]
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A.
Peace in the Valley
"Peace in the Valley" is a song featured on John Denver’s 1969 debut studio album *Rhymes & Reasons*.
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B.
Pastoral Friends
Pastoral Friends are a branch of Quakerism characterized by programmed worship services, pastoral leadership, and more evangelical Christian theology compared to traditional unprogrammed Friends.
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C.
Pastures of Plenty
Pastures of Plenty is a folk song by Woody Guthrie that reflects the struggles and resilience of migrant workers during the Dust Bowl era.
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D.
Dooryard Bloom
Dooryard Bloom is a contemporary classical vocal work by American composer Jennifer Higdon, setting text from Walt Whitman’s poetry in a lyrical, elegiac style.
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E.
Living with the Land
Living with the Land is an educational boat ride at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that explores sustainable agriculture and innovative farming techniques through greenhouses and experimental growing areas.
- 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 Green Pastures Target entity description: The Green Pastures is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1930 play by Marc Connelly that reimagines biblical stories through the perspective of African American characters in the rural American South.
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A.
Peace in the Valley
"Peace in the Valley" is a song featured on John Denver’s 1969 debut studio album *Rhymes & Reasons*.
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B.
Pastoral Friends
Pastoral Friends are a branch of Quakerism characterized by programmed worship services, pastoral leadership, and more evangelical Christian theology compared to traditional unprogrammed Friends.
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C.
Pastures of Plenty
Pastures of Plenty is a folk song by Woody Guthrie that reflects the struggles and resilience of migrant workers during the Dust Bowl era.
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D.
Dooryard Bloom
Dooryard Bloom is a contemporary classical vocal work by American composer Jennifer Higdon, setting text from Walt Whitman’s poetry in a lyrical, elegiac style.
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E.
Living with the Land
Living with the Land is an educational boat ride at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that explores sustainable agriculture and innovative farming techniques through greenhouses and experimental growing areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
The Green Pastures (1936 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Green Pastures
|
| author | Marc Connelly ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Old Testament
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
biblical stories ⓘ |
| contains |
choral scenes
ⓘ
musical elements ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized later for racial stereotyping ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed in the 1930s ⓘ |
| depicts |
God
ⓘ
biblical prophets ⓘ heaven ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | three-act play ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector |
Marc Connelly
ⓘ
William Keighley ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy drama
ⓘ
religious drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community and spirituality
ⓘ
faith ⓘ morality ⓘ race and religion in America ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Green Pastures ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest widely successful Broadway plays centered on Black religious life ⓘ |
| influencedBy | African American spirituals ⓘ |
| languageRegister |
African American vernacular English
ⓘ
linked to:
African American Vernacular English
|
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | reimagining of biblical stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
African American vernacular reinterpretation of the Old Testament
ⓘ
all-Black cast in a Broadway biblical drama ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| perspective | African American characters ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Vanderbilt Theatre ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| productionType | Broadway play ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar & Rinehart ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrize | Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| setting | rural American South ⓘ |
| structure | series of vignettes ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
African American religious experience
ⓘ
Bible ⓘ Christian theology ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century American South ⓘ |
| writer | Marc Connelly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Green Pastures
linked to: The Green Pastures