Annie Lee Wilkerson
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Annie Lee Wilkerson, better known as Annie Lee Cooper, was an American civil rights activist whose defiant stand during the 1965 Selma voting rights campaign became an iconic moment in the struggle for racial equality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annie Lee Cooper | 1 |
| Annie Lee Wilkerson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10639389 — 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)
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Target entity: Annie Lee Wilkerson Context triple: [Annie Lee Cooper, birthName, Annie Lee Wilkerson]
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A.
Lelia McWilliams
Lelia McWilliams, better known as A'Lelia Walker, was an American businesswoman and patron of the arts who played a prominent role in Harlem's cultural life during the Harlem Renaissance.
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B.
Elouise Sidwell
Elouise Sidwell was the wife of American composer and television theme music writer Earle Hagen.
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C.
Shirley Yarbrough
Shirley Yarbrough was the wife of prominent civil rights leader and presidential adviser Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
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D.
Beverlee McKinsey
Beverlee McKinsey was a highly acclaimed American soap opera actress best known for her powerful, sophisticated portrayals on daytime dramas such as Another World and Guiding Light.
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E.
Mary McBride Smith
Mary McBride Smith was the wife of renowned American film director John Ford.
- 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: Annie Lee Wilkerson Target entity description: Annie Lee Wilkerson, better known as Annie Lee Cooper, was an American civil rights activist whose defiant stand during the 1965 Selma voting rights campaign became an iconic moment in the struggle for racial equality.
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A.
Lelia McWilliams
Lelia McWilliams, better known as A'Lelia Walker, was an American businesswoman and patron of the arts who played a prominent role in Harlem's cultural life during the Harlem Renaissance.
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B.
Elouise Sidwell
Elouise Sidwell was the wife of American composer and television theme music writer Earle Hagen.
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C.
Shirley Yarbrough
Shirley Yarbrough was the wife of prominent civil rights leader and presidential adviser Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
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D.
Beverlee McKinsey
Beverlee McKinsey was a highly acclaimed American soap opera actress best known for her powerful, sophisticated portrayals on daytime dramas such as Another World and Guiding Light.
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E.
Mary McBride Smith
Mary McBride Smith was the wife of renowned American film director John Ford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1960s
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civil rights era in the United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Annie Lee Cooper
ⓘ
linked to:
Annie Lee Wilkerson
|
| causeAdvocated |
civil rights for African Americans
ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs | American civil rights activist whose defiant stand in Selma became an iconic moment in the struggle for racial equality ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName |
Cooper
ⓘ
Wilkerson ⓘ |
| givenName | Annie ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | defiant stand during voter registration efforts in Selma in 1965 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of resistance to racial discrimination in voting ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defying attempts to suppress African American voting rights in Selma, Alabama
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participation in the 1965 Selma voting rights campaign ⓘ |
| occupation | civil rights activist ⓘ |
| partOf |
Selma to Montgomery voting rights campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Selma to Montgomery marches
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| placeOfActivity |
Alabama
ⓘ
Selma, Alabama ⓘ |
| representedIn | narratives of the Selma voting rights struggle ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Annie Lee Wilkerson Description of subject: Annie Lee Wilkerson, better known as Annie Lee Cooper, was an American civil rights activist whose defiant stand during the 1965 Selma voting rights campaign became an iconic moment in the struggle for racial equality.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Annie Lee Wilkerson