Charles Sherrod
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Charles Sherrod was a prominent civil rights activist and SNCC organizer who played a key leadership role in desegregation efforts in Albany, Georgia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Sherrod canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T686463 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Sherrod Context triple: [Albany Movement, foundedBy, Charles Sherrod]
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A.
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent organizer of nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement.
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B.
Maxwell R. Thurman
Maxwell R. Thurman was a U.S. Army four-star general best known for leading the 1989 invasion of Panama and for his influential roles in military personnel and training policy.
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C.
Joseph Franklin Fulks
Joseph Franklin Fulks was an early NBA star and Hall of Fame forward for the Philadelphia Warriors, known as one of professional basketball’s first great scorers.
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D.
Lofton R. Henderson
Lofton R. Henderson was a U.S. Marine Corps aviator and squadron commander killed during the Battle of Midway in World War II, remembered for his leadership and sacrifice in one of the war’s pivotal engagements.
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E.
James Farmer
James Farmer was a prominent American civil rights leader and co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), known for organizing the Freedom Rides to challenge segregation in the South.
- 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: Charles Sherrod Target entity description: Charles Sherrod was a prominent civil rights activist and SNCC organizer who played a key leadership role in desegregation efforts in Albany, Georgia.
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A.
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent organizer of nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement.
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B.
Maxwell R. Thurman
Maxwell R. Thurman was a U.S. Army four-star general best known for leading the 1989 invasion of Panama and for his influential roles in military personnel and training policy.
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C.
Joseph Franklin Fulks
Joseph Franklin Fulks was an early NBA star and Hall of Fame forward for the Philadelphia Warriors, known as one of professional basketball’s first great scorers.
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D.
Lofton R. Henderson
Lofton R. Henderson was a U.S. Marine Corps aviator and squadron commander killed during the Battle of Midway in World War II, remembered for his leadership and sacrifice in one of the war’s pivotal engagements.
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E.
James Farmer
James Farmer was a prominent American civil rights leader and co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), known for organizing the Freedom Rides to challenge segregation in the South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
desegregation
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racial equality ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-01-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-10-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Union Theological Seminary in New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
Union Theological Seminary
Virginia Union University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Sherrod ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law and policy
ⓘ
social justice ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
grassroots community organizing
ⓘ
leadership in desegregation efforts in Albany, Georgia ⓘ organizing voter registration drives in southwest Georgia ⓘ |
| memberOf | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ |
| movement |
Civil rights movement
ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
|
| notableIdea | long-term community organizing over short-term campaigns ⓘ |
| notableWork | Albany Movement ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
ⓘ
educator ⓘ minister ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Albany Movement
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Surry, Virginia, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Albany, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Albany, Georgia
|
| placeOfWork |
Albany, Georgia
ⓘ
southwest Georgia ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
SNCC field secretary
ⓘ
SNCC project director in Albany, Georgia ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Albany, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Albany, Georgia
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Shirley Sherrod ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
grassroots organizing
ⓘ
nonviolent direct action ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Martin Luther King Jr.
ⓘ
Ralph Abernathy ⓘ Shaw University-based SNCC organizers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Sherrod Description of subject: Charles Sherrod was a prominent civil rights activist and SNCC organizer who played a key leadership role in desegregation efforts in Albany, Georgia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.