Slavery Days
E174518
"Slavery Days" is a classic roots reggae song by Burning Spear that reflects on the history and suffering of enslaved Africans while calling for remembrance and consciousness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slavery Days canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1534298 — 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: Slavery Days Context triple: [Burning Spear, notableWork, Slavery Days]
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A.
The Slave
The Slave is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer that explores themes of faith, love, and spiritual resilience in 17th-century Poland through the story of a Jewish man enslaved after a massacre.
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B.
My Boy Willie
"My Boy Willie" is a traditional military march closely associated with the Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army.
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C.
The Test of Freedom
The Test of Freedom is a work by American socialist leader and six-time presidential candidate Norman Thomas that reflects his political philosophy and advocacy for civil liberties and social justice.
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D.
Negro Life at the South
"Negro Life at the South" is an 1859 genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts the everyday lives of enslaved African Americans in a Washington, D.C. backyard, offering a complex, nuanced view of slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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E.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
- 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: Slavery Days Target entity description: "Slavery Days" is a classic roots reggae song by Burning Spear that reflects on the history and suffering of enslaved Africans while calling for remembrance and consciousness.
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A.
The Slave
The Slave is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer that explores themes of faith, love, and spiritual resilience in 17th-century Poland through the story of a Jewish man enslaved after a massacre.
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B.
My Boy Willie
"My Boy Willie" is a traditional military march closely associated with the Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army.
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C.
The Test of Freedom
The Test of Freedom is a work by American socialist leader and six-time presidential candidate Norman Thomas that reflects his political philosophy and advocacy for civil liberties and social justice.
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D.
Negro Life at the South
"Negro Life at the South" is an 1859 genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts the everyday lives of enslaved African Americans in a Washington, D.C. backyard, offering a complex, nuanced view of slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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E.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Burning Spear ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Winston Rodney ⓘ |
| associatedGenreScene | conscious reggae ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Rastafari
ⓘ
linked to:
Rastafari movement
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| callsFor |
African consciousness
ⓘ
awareness of past injustices ⓘ historical remembrance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| genre | roots reggae ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
conscious reggae artists
ⓘ
roots reggae canon ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
colonial oppression
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
African history
ⓘ
Black liberation ⓘ consciousness ⓘ remembrance ⓘ resistance ⓘ slavery ⓘ suffering of enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | slow, meditative roots groove ⓘ |
| notableFor |
reflection on the history of slavery
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social and political commentary ⓘ status as a classic roots reggae song ⓘ |
| partOf | Burning Spear repertoire ⓘ |
| performer | Burning Spear ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | chant-like vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Slavery Days Description of subject: "Slavery Days" is a classic roots reggae song by Burning Spear that reflects on the history and suffering of enslaved Africans while calling for remembrance and consciousness.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.