Dutchman
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"Dutchman" is a 1964 one-act play by Amiri Baraka that confronts racism and violence in American society through a tense, symbolic encounter on a New York City subway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dutchman canonical | 5 |
| Dutchman (1966 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2165382 — 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: Dutchman Context triple: [Amiri Baraka, notableWork, Dutchman]
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A.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a 1984 play by August Wilson that explores African American identity, migration, and spiritual searching in a Pittsburgh boardinghouse in 1911.
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B.
King Hedley II
King Hedley II is a drama by August Wilson that forms part of his Pittsburgh Cycle, exploring themes of legacy, violence, and redemption in an African American community in the 1980s.
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C.
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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D.
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh is a 1939 play by American dramatist Eugene O’Neill that portrays a group of down-and-out barflies confronting their shattered illusions when visited by a charismatic salesman.
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E.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun is a landmark 1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry that portrays the struggles of a Black family in Chicago as they confront racism, housing discrimination, and conflicting dreams for a better life.
- 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: Dutchman Target entity description: "Dutchman" is a 1964 one-act play by Amiri Baraka that confronts racism and violence in American society through a tense, symbolic encounter on a New York City subway.
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A.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a 1984 play by August Wilson that explores African American identity, migration, and spiritual searching in a Pittsburgh boardinghouse in 1911.
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B.
King Hedley II
King Hedley II is a drama by August Wilson that forms part of his Pittsburgh Cycle, exploring themes of legacy, violence, and redemption in an African American community in the 1980s.
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C.
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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D.
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh is a 1939 play by American dramatist Eugene O’Neill that portrays a group of down-and-out barflies confronting their shattered illusions when visited by a charismatic salesman.
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E.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun is a landmark 1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry that portrays the struggles of a Black family in Chicago as they confront racism, housing discrimination, and conflicting dreams for a better life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-act play
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play ⓘ |
| antagonist | Lula ⓘ |
| author | Amiri Baraka ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Obie Award for Best American Play
ⓘ
linked to:
Obie Award for Best New American Play
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| character |
Clay
ⓘ
Lula ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dialogueStyle | intense and confrontational ⓘ |
| dramaticConflict | racial and psychological power struggle ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | realism mixed with symbolism ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| form | one act ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American theatre
ⓘ
drama ⓘ political theatre ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Dutchman (1966 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutchman
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| mainTheme |
interracial relations
ⓘ
oppression of Black Americans ⓘ racial violence ⓘ racism in American society ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| movement | Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
confronting racism directly on stage
ⓘ
use of allegory and symbolism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period |
Civil Rights era
ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
|
| premiereLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Clay ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City subway
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City Subway
subway car ⓘ |
| structure | one continuous scene ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
racial conflict
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seduction and betrayal ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Clay as Black intellectual
ⓘ
Lula as white liberal racism ⓘ subway as American society ⓘ |
| targetOfCritique |
liberal racism
ⓘ
white American society ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1960s ⓘ |
| tone |
confrontational
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tense ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| writer | Amiri Baraka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dutchman Description of subject: "Dutchman" is a 1964 one-act play by Amiri Baraka that confronts racism and violence in American society through a tense, symbolic encounter on a New York City subway.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dutchman