Home: Social Essays
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"Home: Social Essays" is a collection of politically charged and culturally incisive essays by Amiri Baraka that explore race, identity, and social struggle in mid-20th-century America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Home: Social Essays canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Home: Social Essays Context triple: [Amiri Baraka, notableWork, Home: Social Essays]
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A.
Essays
Essays is a landmark collection of philosophical and moral reflections by Francis Bacon that helped shape the development of the English essay as a literary form.
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The Social Framework
The Social Framework is an influential economics book by John R. Hicks that presents a systematic introduction to the structure and functioning of a modern economic system.
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C.
City & Society
City & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on urban anthropology and the social, cultural, and political dynamics of cities.
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What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
"What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" is an 1883 collection of essays by sociologist William Graham Sumner that argues for limited government, individual responsibility, and laissez-faire economics in the relations between social classes.
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E.
Resolving Social Conflicts
Resolving Social Conflicts is a seminal collection of essays by social psychologist Kurt Lewin that explores the dynamics of group behavior, social change, and methods for addressing and managing social tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Home: Social Essays Target entity description: "Home: Social Essays" is a collection of politically charged and culturally incisive essays by Amiri Baraka that explore race, identity, and social struggle in mid-20th-century America.
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A.
Essays
Essays is a landmark collection of philosophical and moral reflections by Francis Bacon that helped shape the development of the English essay as a literary form.
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B.
The Social Framework
The Social Framework is an influential economics book by John R. Hicks that presents a systematic introduction to the structure and functioning of a modern economic system.
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C.
City & Society
City & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on urban anthropology and the social, cultural, and political dynamics of cities.
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D.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
"What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" is an 1883 collection of essays by sociologist William Graham Sumner that argues for limited government, individual responsibility, and laissez-faire economics in the relations between social classes.
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E.
Resolving Social Conflicts
Resolving Social Conflicts is a seminal collection of essays by social psychologist Kurt Lewin that explores the dynamics of group behavior, social change, and methods for addressing and managing social tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author |
Amiri Baraka
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LeRoi Jones ⓘ
linked to:
Amiri Baraka
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresTheme |
Black cultural nationalism
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art and politics ⓘ cultural identity ⓘ racial oppression ⓘ revolutionary politics ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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essay ⓘ political essay ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Afro-American Literature and Class Struggle”
ⓘ
“Black Art” ⓘ “Cuba Libre” ⓘ “Home” ⓘ “Soul Food” ⓘ “The Changing Same (R&B and New Black Music)” ⓘ “The Legacy of Malcolm X” ⓘ “The Revolutionary Theatre” ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Black nationalist
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Marxist-influenced ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cuban Revolution
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Malcolm X ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African-American identity
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culture ⓘ mid-20th-century America ⓘ politics ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ social struggle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of American racism
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culturally incisive commentary ⓘ exploration of Black nationalism ⓘ politically charged essays ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| publisher |
Morrow
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William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers of political essays
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scholars of American literature ⓘ students of African-American studies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Home: Social Essays Description of subject: "Home: Social Essays" is a collection of politically charged and culturally incisive essays by Amiri Baraka that explore race, identity, and social struggle in mid-20th-century America.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
“Black Art”
subject linked to:
“Black Art”
subject linked to:
“Soul Food”
subject linked to:
“Soul Food”
subject linked to:
“Soul Food”