Records of Fugitives
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Records of Fugitives is an important 19th-century manuscript documenting the experiences and escape routes of enslaved people who fled to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Records of Fugitives canonical | 1 |
| The Underground Railroad Records | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1346826 — 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: Records of Fugitives Context triple: [Sydney Howard Gay, notableWork, Records of Fugitives]
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A.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves is a mid-19th-century painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that dramatically depicts an enslaved family fleeing to Union lines during the Civil War.
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C.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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D.
The Captive
"The Captive" is a lesser-known Gothic work by English novelist and dramatist Matthew Gregory Lewis, best remembered for his sensational horror style exemplified in "The Monk."
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E.
Law of Suspects
The Law of Suspects was a sweeping French Revolutionary decree that enabled the mass arrest and prosecution of perceived enemies of the Revolution during the Reign of Terror.
- 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: Records of Fugitives Target entity description: Records of Fugitives is an important 19th-century manuscript documenting the experiences and escape routes of enslaved people who fled to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
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A.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves is a mid-19th-century painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that dramatically depicts an enslaved family fleeing to Union lines during the Civil War.
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C.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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D.
The Captive
"The Captive" is a lesser-known Gothic work by English novelist and dramatist Matthew Gregory Lewis, best remembered for his sensational horror style exemplified in "The Monk."
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E.
Law of Suspects
The Law of Suspects was a sweeping French Revolutionary decree that enabled the mass arrest and prosecution of perceived enemies of the Revolution during the Reign of Terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century document
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Underground Railroad document ⓘ historical manuscript ⓘ primary source ⓘ |
| aim |
to document routes to freedom
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to record escapes from slavery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American resistance to slavery
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abolitionism in the United States ⓘ networks of antislavery activists ⓘ |
| audience |
abolitionists and reformers
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future historians and researchers ⓘ |
| contains |
dates of escape
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destinations reached ⓘ individual case histories ⓘ names or identifiers of fugitives ⓘ narratives of hardships and dangers ⓘ places of origin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
methods of escape
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networks of safe houses ⓘ routes used by fugitives from slavery ⓘ support from free Black communities ⓘ support from white abolitionists ⓘ |
| documents |
assistance provided by abolitionists
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escape routes to freedom ⓘ experiences of enslaved people ⓘ flight from slavery ⓘ |
| genre |
historical record
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manuscript ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
American slavery
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Underground Railroad operations ⓘ abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
antebellum United States
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linked to:
Antebellum period
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Underground Railroad
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linked to:
Underground Railroad routes
enslaved people ⓘ escape from slavery ⓘ fugitive slaves ⓘ |
| medium | handwritten manuscript ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| significance |
documents lived experiences of enslaved people seeking freedom
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preserves first-hand accounts of resistance to slavery ⓘ provides detailed evidence of Underground Railroad activity ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
source for African American history
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source for historians of slavery ⓘ source for historians of the Underground Railroad ⓘ source for social history of the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Records of Fugitives Description of subject: Records of Fugitives is an important 19th-century manuscript documenting the experiences and escape routes of enslaved people who fled to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Records of Fugitives