Wilberforce
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Wilberforce is a historically significant African American community in Ohio known for its role in Black education and home to Wilberforce University, one of the nation’s oldest historically Black universities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilberforce canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10623536 — 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.
Target entity: Wilberforce Context triple: [National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, city, Wilberforce]
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William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce was a British politician, philanthropist, and leading figure in the movement to abolish the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in the British Empire.
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Thomas Fowell Buxton
Thomas Fowell Buxton was a British politician, social reformer, and leading abolitionist who played a central role in the campaign to end slavery throughout the British Empire.
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C.
William Lloyd
William Lloyd was a 17th-century Anglican bishop best known as one of the Seven Bishops who opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence and were subsequently tried for seditious libel.
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D.
Robert Wilberforce
Robert Wilberforce was a 19th-century English Anglican clergyman and theologian, known for his involvement in the Oxford Movement and eventual conversion to Roman Catholicism.
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E.
Thomas Grenville
Thomas Grenville was an 18th–19th century British politician, diplomat, and noted book collector who served in various governmental roles, including as First Lord of the Admiralty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wilberforce Target entity description: Wilberforce is a historically significant African American community in Ohio known for its role in Black education and home to Wilberforce University, one of the nation’s oldest historically Black universities.
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A.
William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce was a British politician, philanthropist, and leading figure in the movement to abolish the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in the British Empire.
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B.
Thomas Fowell Buxton
Thomas Fowell Buxton was a British politician, social reformer, and leading abolitionist who played a central role in the campaign to end slavery throughout the British Empire.
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C.
William Lloyd
William Lloyd was a 17th-century Anglican bishop best known as one of the Seven Bishops who opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence and were subsequently tried for seditious libel.
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D.
Robert Wilberforce
Robert Wilberforce was a 19th-century English Anglican clergyman and theologian, known for his involvement in the Oxford Movement and eventual conversion to Roman Catholicism.
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E.
Thomas Grenville
Thomas Grenville was an 18th–19th century British politician, diplomat, and noted book collector who served in various governmental roles, including as First Lord of the Admiralty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American community
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census-designated place ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demographicCharacteristic | historically majority African American population ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 937 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Black self-help and institution-building in higher education ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Central State University
NERFINISHED
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Wilberforce University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center location ⓘ |
| hasHigherEducationCluster | Wilberforce University and Central State University campus area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEventAssociation | development of historically Black colleges and universities in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole |
center of African American education in the Midwest
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site of one of the oldest historically Black universities in the United States ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Dayton, Ohio
NERFINISHED
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Xenia, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 45384 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliationHistory | African Methodist Episcopal Church influence ⓘ |
| hasTransportationLink | U.S. Route 42 nearby ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being home to Wilberforce University
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historically significant African American community ⓘ role in Black higher education ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Greene County, Ohio
NERFINISHED
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Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Wilberforce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Miami Valley region of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Wilberforce Description of subject: Wilberforce is a historically significant African American community in Ohio known for its role in Black education and home to Wilberforce University, one of the nation’s oldest historically Black universities.
Referenced by (2)
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