Triple
T5842872
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Dixon Jr. |
E129634
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | The Birth of a Nation (novelization) |
E23441
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: The Birth of a Nation (novelization) | Statement: [Thomas Dixon Jr., notableWork, The Birth of a Nation (novelization)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Birth of a Nation (novelization) Context triple: [Thomas Dixon Jr., notableWork, The Birth of a Nation (novelization)]
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A.
The Birth of a Nation
chosen
The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, notorious for its racist portrayal of African Americans, glorification of the Ku Klux Klan, and foundational role in both cinematic history and white supremacist propaganda.
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B.
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan is a 1905 white supremacist novel by Thomas Dixon Jr. that glorifies the Ku Klux Klan and provided the basis for D. W. Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation.
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C.
Light of the South
Light of the South is the English rendering of the Japanese name given to Singapore during its World War II occupation.
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D.
A Letter from the South
"A Letter from the South" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on race, history, and the Black experience in the American South.
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E.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind is a landmark 1939 American epic historical romance film set during the American Civil War and Reconstruction, renowned for its grand scale, cultural impact, and enduring popularity.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c0084bd31c8190a796bb6284845e83 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c034d9da0c8190970319d0dc2fc73f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0a1a2506481908a3e638c1121bfd0 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:54 p.m.