Money, Mississippi, United States
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Money, Mississippi, United States, is a small rural community in the Mississippi Delta best known as the site of the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, a pivotal event in the American civil rights movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Money, Mississippi, United States canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2005349 — 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: Money, Mississippi, United States Context triple: [Murder of Emmett Till, location, Money, Mississippi, United States]
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A.
Marks, Mississippi, United States
Marks, Mississippi, United States, is a small town in Quitman County best known as the birthplace of FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith and for its role in the civil rights era, including Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign.
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B.
Delta, Louisiana, United States
Delta, Louisiana, United States is a small village in northeastern Louisiana notable as the birthplace of pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker.
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C.
Columbus, Mississippi, United States
Columbus, Mississippi, United States, is a small historic city in eastern Mississippi known for its antebellum architecture and as the home of Mississippi University for Women.
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D.
Jefferson, Mississippi
Jefferson, Mississippi is a fictional town in William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, often used as the central setting for his novels exploring the complexities of Southern life.
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E.
Golden Triangle region, Mississippi
The Golden Triangle region in Mississippi is an economic and industrial hub in the eastern part of the state, anchored by the cities of Columbus, Starkville, and West Point.
- 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: Money, Mississippi, United States Target entity description: Money, Mississippi, United States, is a small rural community in the Mississippi Delta best known as the site of the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, a pivotal event in the American civil rights movement.
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A.
Marks, Mississippi, United States
Marks, Mississippi, United States, is a small town in Quitman County best known as the birthplace of FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith and for its role in the civil rights era, including Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign.
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B.
Delta, Louisiana, United States
Delta, Louisiana, United States is a small village in northeastern Louisiana notable as the birthplace of pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker.
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C.
Columbus, Mississippi, United States
Columbus, Mississippi, United States, is a small historic city in eastern Mississippi known for its antebellum architecture and as the home of Mississippi University for Women.
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D.
Jefferson, Mississippi
Jefferson, Mississippi is a fictional town in William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, often used as the central setting for his novels exploring the complexities of Southern life.
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E.
Golden Triangle region, Mississippi
The Golden Triangle region in Mississippi is an economic and industrial hub in the eastern part of the state, anchored by the cities of Columbus, Starkville, and West Point.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode | 662 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market
ⓘ
Emmett Till ⓘ
linked to:
Louis Till
|
| category |
Mississippi placenames associated with African American history
ⓘ
Unincorporated communities in Leflore County, Mississippi ⓘ Unincorporated communities in Mississippi ⓘ |
| characteristic |
predominantly agricultural surroundings
ⓘ
small rural community ⓘ |
| civilRightsEra | site of early catalyst event of modern civil rights movement ⓘ |
| civilRightsSignificance | sparked national outrage after Emmett Till case ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countySeatNearby |
Greenwood, Mississippi
ⓘ
linked to:
Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
|
| demographicPattern | majority African American surrounding area ⓘ |
| distanceTo Clarksdale, Mississippi | approximately 49 miles southeast ⓘ |
| distanceTo Greenwood, Mississippi | approximately 10 miles north ⓘ |
| economy | cotton farming historically important ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 135 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| GNIS feature ID | 673541 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Leflore County authorities ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | site of Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
kidnapping of Emmett Till on August 28, 1955
ⓘ
linked to:
Murder of Emmett Till
murder of Emmett Till in 1955 ⓘ
linked to:
Murder of Emmett Till
|
| jurisdiction |
State of Mississippi law
ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ |
| knownFor |
lynching of Emmett Till in 1955
ⓘ
role in the American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Mississippi Highway 7 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leflore County, Mississippi
ⓘ
linked to:
Leflore County
Mississippi Delta ⓘ
linked to:
North Mississippi Delta
|
| locatedOn | Tallahatchie River ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | featured in documentaries about Emmett Till ⓘ |
| memorialization | historical markers related to Emmett Till case nearby ⓘ |
| namedFor |
Hernando DeSoto Money
ⓘ
linked to:
Hernando de Soto
|
| partOf | Greenwood micropolitan area ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining population since mid-20th century ⓘ |
| postalCode | 38945 ⓘ |
| railroadHistory | once a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad ⓘ |
| region |
Mississippi Delta region
ⓘ
linked to:
North Mississippi Delta
|
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Standard Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| timeZoneDST |
Central Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| transportation | served by railroad historically ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Money, Mississippi, United States Description of subject: Money, Mississippi, United States, is a small rural community in the Mississippi Delta best known as the site of the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, a pivotal event in the American civil rights movement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.