Rodney King
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Rodney King was an African American man whose brutal beating by Los Angeles police in 1991, captured on video, sparked widespread outrage and the 1992 Los Angeles riots after the officers’ acquittal.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rodney King canonical | 10 |
| Rodney Glen King | 1 |
| Rodney King beating | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1794998 — 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: Rodney King Context triple: [Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Rodney King]
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A.
Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny was an English-born actor and occasional aviator and inventor, best known for his prolific work in early Hollywood films and serials during the 1920s–1940s.
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B.
Ordell Robbie
Ordell Robbie is a ruthless and manipulative gunrunner in Quentin Tarantino’s film "Jackie Brown," known for his charismatic yet menacing demeanor.
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C.
James Byrd Jr.
James Byrd Jr. was an African American man whose brutal 1998 racially motivated murder in Texas became a catalyst for strengthening U.S. hate crime legislation.
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D.
Willie Horton
Willie Horton is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter best known as a longtime Detroit Tigers star and key contributor to their 1968 World Series championship team.
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E.
Huey P. Newton
Huey P. Newton was an African American political activist and co-founder of the Black Panther Party, known for his leadership in the Black Power movement and advocacy for Black self-defense and community programs.
- 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: Rodney King Target entity description: Rodney King was an African American man whose brutal beating by Los Angeles police in 1991, captured on video, sparked widespread outrage and the 1992 Los Angeles riots after the officers’ acquittal.
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A.
Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny was an English-born actor and occasional aviator and inventor, best known for his prolific work in early Hollywood films and serials during the 1920s–1940s.
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B.
Ordell Robbie
Ordell Robbie is a ruthless and manipulative gunrunner in Quentin Tarantino’s film "Jackie Brown," known for his charismatic yet menacing demeanor.
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C.
James Byrd Jr.
James Byrd Jr. was an African American man whose brutal 1998 racially motivated murder in Texas became a catalyst for strengthening U.S. hate crime legislation.
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D.
Willie Horton
Willie Horton is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter best known as a longtime Detroit Tigers star and key contributor to their 1968 World Series championship team.
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E.
Huey P. Newton
Huey P. Newton was an African American political activist and co-founder of the Black Panther Party, known for his leadership in the Black Power movement and advocacy for Black self-defense and community programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| authorOf | The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | accidental drowning ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability |
connection to the 1992 Los Angeles riots
ⓘ
videotaped beating by LAPD officers in 1991 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-04-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-06-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1991-03-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfQuote | 1992-05-01 ⓘ |
| employer | construction worker ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | King ⓘ |
| fullName |
Rodney Glen King
ⓘ
linked to:
Rodney King
|
| givenName | Rodney ⓘ |
| hasCause | beating by LAPD officers on March 3, 1991 ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
arrests related to driving under the influence
ⓘ
prior convictions related to robbery ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
author
ⓘ
construction worker ⓘ taxi driver ⓘ |
| hasQuote | Can we all get along? ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasSpouse |
Crystal Waters
ⓘ
Denetta Lyles ⓘ |
| influenced |
civil rights discourse in the early 1990s
ⓘ
public debate on police reform in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being victim in a high-profile police brutality case
ⓘ
role in events leading to the 1992 Los Angeles riots ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1991 beating by Los Angeles Police Department officers
ⓘ
1992 Los Angeles riots ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| participantIn |
civil lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles
ⓘ
federal civil rights trial of LAPD officers ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Sacramento, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento
|
| placeOfDeath |
Rialto, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Rialto, California
|
| placeOfEvent | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfQuote | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| receivedAward | civil damages settlement from Los Angeles ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
Rialto, California, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Rialto, California
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
amateur video recording of his beating
ⓘ
extensive media coverage in 1991–1992 ⓘ multiple documentaries about police brutality and the LA riots ⓘ |
| victimOf | police brutality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rodney King Description of subject: Rodney King was an African American man whose brutal beating by Los Angeles police in 1991, captured on video, sparked widespread outrage and the 1992 Los Angeles riots after the officers’ acquittal.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rodney King
subject linked to:
King is a surname
subject linked to:
Crystal Waters
linked to: Rodney King