National Civil Rights Museum
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The National Civil Rights Museum is a history museum in Memphis chronicling the American civil rights movement, located at the former Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Civil Rights Museum canonical | 12 |
| National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel | 3 |
| National Civil Rights Museum, Inc. | 2 |
| Lorraine Motel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T130877 — 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: National Civil Rights Museum Context triple: [Memphis, Tennessee, hasLandmark, National Civil Rights Museum]
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a cultural and educational center and museum that documents and interprets the history and legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, with a particular focus on Birmingham’s pivotal role.
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Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is a protected historic area in Birmingham, Alabama, that commemorates key sites and events of the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park is a protected historic site in Atlanta that preserves locations associated with the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., including his childhood home and the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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D.
American Jazz Museum
The American Jazz Museum is a cultural institution in Kansas City, Missouri, dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history and legacy of jazz music and its influential artists.
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E.
Moorland–Spingarn Research Center
The Moorland–Spingarn Research Center is a major research library and archive renowned for its extensive collections documenting the history and culture of the African diaspora.
- 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: National Civil Rights Museum Target entity description: The National Civil Rights Museum is a history museum in Memphis chronicling the American civil rights movement, located at the former Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
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A.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a cultural and educational center and museum that documents and interprets the history and legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, with a particular focus on Birmingham’s pivotal role.
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B.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is a protected historic area in Birmingham, Alabama, that commemorates key sites and events of the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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C.
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park is a protected historic site in Atlanta that preserves locations associated with the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., including his childhood home and the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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D.
American Jazz Museum
The American Jazz Museum is a cultural institution in Kansas City, Missouri, dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history and legacy of jazz music and its influential artists.
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E.
Moorland–Spingarn Research Center
The Moorland–Spingarn Research Center is a major research library and archive renowned for its extensive collections documenting the history and culture of the African diaspora.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights museum
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history museum ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| address | 450 Mulberry Street, Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| builtOnSiteOf | Lorraine Motel ⓘ |
| city | Memphis ⓘ |
| commemorates | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
African-American history
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history of the American civil rights movement ⓘ racial equality ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
documents
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historical artifacts ⓘ interactive exhibits ⓘ multimedia exhibits ⓘ oral histories ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| hasEducationalPrograms |
community events
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public lectures ⓘ school group programs ⓘ teacher workshops ⓘ |
| hasExhibitOn |
Brown v. Board of Education
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Freedom Rides ⓘ March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ Memphis sanitation workers' strike ⓘ Montgomery bus boycott ⓘ Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ sit-in movement ⓘ |
| hasType | indoor museum ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.civilrightsmuseum.org ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Lorraine Motel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis, Tennessee
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linked to:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| near |
downtown Memphis
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linked to:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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| occupiesBuildingWhere | Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated ⓘ |
| opened | 1991 ⓘ |
| openingDate | September 28, 1991 ⓘ |
| operator |
National Civil Rights Museum, Inc.
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linked to:
National Civil Rights Museum
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| ownedBy |
National Civil Rights Museum, Inc.
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linked to:
National Civil Rights Museum
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| partOf | U.S. civil rights heritage tourism sites ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | major American civil rights museum ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| theme |
civil rights
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human rights ⓘ nonviolent protest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Civil Rights Museum Description of subject: The National Civil Rights Museum is a history museum in Memphis chronicling the American civil rights movement, located at the former Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
subject linked to:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
linked to: National Civil Rights Museum
linked to: National Civil Rights Museum
linked to: National Civil Rights Museum
linked to: National Civil Rights Museum
subject linked to:
Memphis
linked to: National Civil Rights Museum
subject linked to:
Big Cypress Lodge hotel
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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siteNow
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National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel
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linked to: National Civil Rights Museum
subject linked to:
Walter Bailey