Let My People Go
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"Let My People Go" is a poetic sermon-piece by James Weldon Johnson, included in his collection *God’s Trombones*, that reimagines African American spiritual and biblical themes in elevated, sermon-like verse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Let My People Go canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11712993 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Let My People Go Context triple: [God’s Trombones, hasPart, Let My People Go]
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A.
For My People
For My People is a landmark 1942 poetry collection by Margaret Walker that powerfully celebrates African American life and struggle through lyrical, politically engaged verse.
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B.
4 My People
"4 My People" is a high-energy hip hop track by Missy Elliott featuring Eve, known for its club-ready beat and empowering, party-centric lyrics.
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C.
My People
"My People" is the English title of the global reggaeton hit song originally released in Spanish as "Mi Gente" by J Balvin and Willy William.
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D.
Yearning for Zion
Yearning for Zion is a secluded Texas ranch that served as a major compound for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, known for its association with polygamy and underage marriage investigations.
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E.
Hear Me Lord
"Hear Me Lord" is a spiritually themed song by George Harrison, featured on his acclaimed 1970 solo album "All Things Must Pass."
- 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: Let My People Go Target entity description: "Let My People Go" is a poetic sermon-piece by James Weldon Johnson, included in his collection *God’s Trombones*, that reimagines African American spiritual and biblical themes in elevated, sermon-like verse.
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A.
For My People
For My People is a landmark 1942 poetry collection by Margaret Walker that powerfully celebrates African American life and struggle through lyrical, politically engaged verse.
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B.
4 My People
"4 My People" is a high-energy hip hop track by Missy Elliott featuring Eve, known for its club-ready beat and empowering, party-centric lyrics.
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C.
My People
"My People" is the English title of the global reggaeton hit song originally released in Spanish as "Mi Gente" by J Balvin and Willy William.
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D.
Yearning for Zion
Yearning for Zion is a secluded Texas ranch that served as a major compound for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, known for its association with polygamy and underage marriage investigations.
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E.
Hear Me Lord
"Hear Me Lord" is a spiritually themed song by George Harrison, featured on his acclaimed 1970 solo album "All Things Must Pass."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ sermon-poem ⓘ |
| alludesTo | Book of Exodus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American literature
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Christian literature ⓘ |
| author | James Weldon Johnson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalContext | early 20th-century African American religious life ⓘ |
| depicts |
Moses and the Israelites
ⓘ
linked to:
Moses and Pharaoh
|
| firstPublishedIn | God’s Trombones ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ sermon ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Let My People Go ⓘ |
| includedIn |
anthologies of Harlem Renaissance literature
ⓘ
collections of African American poetry ⓘ |
| inCollection |
God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
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linked to:
God’s Trombones
|
| inspiredBy |
African American spirituals
ⓘ
Black church preaching tradition ⓘ biblical sermons ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | God’s Trombones ⓘ |
| reimagines |
African American spiritual themes
ⓘ
biblical themes ⓘ |
| style |
elevated rhetorical style
ⓘ
sermon-like oratory ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
church congregations
ⓘ
general readership ⓘ |
| theme |
African American religious experience
ⓘ
African American spiritual tradition ⓘ Exodus story ⓘ biblical narrative ⓘ deliverance from bondage ⓘ faith ⓘ freedom ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
biblical allusion
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oratorical cadence ⓘ rhythmic repetition ⓘ |
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