Triple
T181531
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Plessy v. Ferguson |
E3886
|
entity |
| Predicate | plaintiffRaceClassification |
P4710
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Black (under Louisiana law)
"Black (under Louisiana law)" refers to the legally constructed racial classification in late 19th-century Louisiana that deemed individuals with any African ancestry as Black for purposes of segregation and other discriminatory statutes.
|
E4187
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Black (under Louisiana law) | Statement: [Plessy v. Ferguson, plaintiffRaceClassification, Black (under Louisiana law)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black (under Louisiana law) Context triple: [Plessy v. Ferguson, plaintiffRaceClassification, Black (under Louisiana law)]
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A.
Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws were a system of state and local statutes in the United States that enforced racial segregation and disenfranchised African Americans, particularly in the South, from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century.
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B.
Black
Black is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across diverse fields.
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C.
Black
Black is a nominative report series of early United States Supreme Court decisions compiled and published under the name of the court reporter Black.
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D.
Black Codes
The Black Codes were restrictive laws enacted in the post–Civil War American South to control and limit the rights and freedoms of newly emancipated African Americans.
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E.
Spirits of St. Louis
Spirits of St. Louis was a short-lived but memorable professional basketball team in the mid-1970s ABA, known for its colorful ownership, young star players, and lucrative NBA merger settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Black (under Louisiana law) Triple: [Plessy v. Ferguson, plaintiffRaceClassification, Black (under Louisiana law)]
Generated description
"Black (under Louisiana law)" refers to the legally constructed racial classification in late 19th-century Louisiana that deemed individuals with any African ancestry as Black for purposes of segregation and other discriminatory statutes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black (under Louisiana law) Target entity description: "Black (under Louisiana law)" refers to the legally constructed racial classification in late 19th-century Louisiana that deemed individuals with any African ancestry as Black for purposes of segregation and other discriminatory statutes.
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A.
Jim Crow laws
chosen
Jim Crow laws were a system of state and local statutes in the United States that enforced racial segregation and disenfranchised African Americans, particularly in the South, from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century.
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B.
Black
Black is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across diverse fields.
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C.
Black
Black is a nominative report series of early United States Supreme Court decisions compiled and published under the name of the court reporter Black.
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D.
Black Codes
The Black Codes were restrictive laws enacted in the post–Civil War American South to control and limit the rights and freedoms of newly emancipated African Americans.
-
E.
Spirits of St. Louis
Spirits of St. Louis was a short-lived but memorable professional basketball team in the mid-1970s ABA, known for its colorful ownership, young star players, and lucrative NBA merger settlement.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: plaintiffRaceClassification Context triple: [Plessy v. Ferguson, plaintiffRaceClassification, Black (under Louisiana law)]
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A.
recognizedAsMinorityIn
chosen
Indicates that an entity is officially acknowledged or classified as belonging to a minority group within a specified context or jurisdiction.
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B.
typeOfJurisdiction
Indicates the specific kind or category of legal authority or control that one jurisdiction holds in relation to a given legal or administrative context.
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C.
discriminatedAgainst
Indicates that one entity treats another unfairly or unequally based on a particular characteristic, such as race, gender, or other protected attributes.
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D.
hasLCClassification
Indicates that an entity is assigned a specific Library of Congress Classification code representing its subject or shelving category.
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E.
nationalityRepresented
Indicates the country or nation that an entity officially represents, typically in a professional, competitive, or diplomatic capacity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a25497e2f08190a040f8c6e1842643 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:36 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25923507c8190bd7f6eda404b0da0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2f0b71080819086362f6036b41162 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2f12f181c8190bae3098a2928feff |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2f3771fcc8190b8486be33f695524 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:53 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2566ccc288190add5624ede96d82b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:43 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:40 a.m.