Edwin Epps
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Edwin Epps is the brutal, sadistic plantation owner who enslaves Solomon Northup in the film and memoir "12 Years a Slave."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edwin Epps canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1963845 — 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: Edwin Epps Context triple: [12 Years a Slave, character, Edwin Epps]
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A.
Calvin Candie
Calvin Candie is a sadistic and flamboyant Southern plantation owner who serves as the main antagonist in Quentin Tarantino's film "Django Unchained."
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B.
Bunk Moreland
Bunk Moreland is a seasoned, sharp-witted homicide detective in the Baltimore Police Department on the television series "The Wire," known for his loyalty, pragmatism, and complex moral compass.
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C.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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D.
Furnifold Simmons
Furnifold Simmons was a powerful early 20th-century North Carolina Democratic politician and U.S. senator known for orchestrating white supremacist campaigns that entrenched Jim Crow rule in the state.
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E.
Abner
Abner is a prominent Old Testament military commander and political figure in the Hebrew Bible, known especially for his role in the power struggles following King Saul’s death.
- 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: Edwin Epps Target entity description: Edwin Epps is the brutal, sadistic plantation owner who enslaves Solomon Northup in the film and memoir "12 Years a Slave."
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A.
Calvin Candie
Calvin Candie is a sadistic and flamboyant Southern plantation owner who serves as the main antagonist in Quentin Tarantino's film "Django Unchained."
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B.
Bunk Moreland
Bunk Moreland is a seasoned, sharp-witted homicide detective in the Baltimore Police Department on the television series "The Wire," known for his loyalty, pragmatism, and complex moral compass.
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C.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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D.
Furnifold Simmons
Furnifold Simmons was a powerful early 20th-century North Carolina Democratic politician and U.S. senator known for orchestrating white supremacist campaigns that entrenched Jim Crow rule in the state.
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E.
Abner
Abner is a prominent Old Testament military commander and political figure in the Hebrew Bible, known especially for his role in the power struggles following King Saul’s death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
slave owner ⓘ |
| abuses |
Patsey
ⓘ
Solomon Northup ⓘ |
| adaptedForScreenBy | John Ridley ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
12 Years a Slave (2013 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave (memoir) ⓘ
linked to:
12 Years a Slave
|
| basedOn | historical person Edwin Epps ⓘ |
| bookPublicationYear | 1853 ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
alcoholic
ⓘ
brutal ⓘ religious hypocrite ⓘ sadistic ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| createdBy | Solomon Northup ⓘ |
| enslaves |
Patsey
ⓘ
Solomon Northup ⓘ multiple African American slaves ⓘ |
| filmDirectedBy |
Steve McQueen (director)
ⓘ
linked to:
Steve McQueen (British director)
|
| filmGenre | historical drama character ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | slave narrative character ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Mistress Epps (Mary Epps in memoir) ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | antagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | extreme cruelty toward enslaved people ⓘ |
| notableScene |
forces Solomon Northup to whip Patsey
ⓘ
orders and participates in the whipping of Patsey ⓘ |
| occupation | plantation owner ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Fassbender ⓘ |
| relationshipToPatsey |
enslaver
ⓘ
rapist ⓘ |
| relationshipToSolomonNorthup | enslaver ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | nominal Christian ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | Louisiana plantation ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
American slavery
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abuse of power ⓘ racism ⓘ sexual violence in slavery ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| usesJustification | biblical passages to defend slavery ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | Twelve Years a Slave (1853 book) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edwin Epps Description of subject: Edwin Epps is the brutal, sadistic plantation owner who enslaves Solomon Northup in the film and memoir "12 Years a Slave."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mistress Epps (Mary Epps in memoir)
subject linked to:
Twelve Years a Slave (1853 book)