A Choice of Weapons
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"A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Choice of Weapons canonical | 1 |
| A Choice of Weapons (1966 autobiography) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2425444 — 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: A Choice of Weapons Context triple: [Gordon Parks, notableWork, A Choice of Weapons]
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A.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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B.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
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C.
Veille d’armes
Veille d’armes is a French stage play best known today as the work that earned actress Annabella significant critical acclaim and awards.
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D.
Unseen Warfare
Unseen Warfare is a classic Eastern Orthodox spiritual manual on inner spiritual struggle and ascetic life, traditionally attributed to St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite.
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E.
War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
- 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: A Choice of Weapons Target entity description: "A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
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A.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
-
B.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
-
C.
Veille d’armes
Veille d’armes is a French stage play best known today as the work that earned actress Annabella significant critical acclaim and awards.
-
D.
Unseen Warfare
Unseen Warfare is a classic Eastern Orthodox spiritual manual on inner spiritual struggle and ascetic life, traditionally attributed to St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite.
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E.
War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ |
| author | Gordon Parks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
economic hardship
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emergence of Gordon Parks as an artist ⓘ racial violence ⓘ segregation in America ⓘ |
| describes |
Gordon Parks’s career as a photographer
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Gordon Parks’s early life ⓘ Gordon Parks’s work for Life magazine ⓘ Gordon Parks’s work for the Farm Security Administration ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
relationship between art and activism
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use of the camera to confront social injustice ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupationOfSubject |
filmmaker
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photographer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
classic of African American autobiography
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key text on socially engaged photography ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American autobiographical writing
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discourse on documentary photography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American experience
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Gordon Parks ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ photography ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting photography as a means of social change
ⓘ
influential status in African American literature ⓘ |
| theme |
art as a tool for social change
ⓘ
overcoming poverty ⓘ personal resilience ⓘ power of photography ⓘ racial inequality ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Great Depression era
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linked to:
Great Depression
World War II era ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
early 20th century United States ⓘ postwar United States ⓘ
linked to:
postwar America
|
| titleReference | camera as a nonviolent weapon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Choice of Weapons Description of subject: "A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
linked to: A Choice of Weapons