F.W. Woolworth Building (Jackson, Mississippi)
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The F.W. Woolworth Building in Jackson, Mississippi is a historic downtown site where civil rights activists held significant sit-ins at its segregated lunch counter, making it a key landmark on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| F.W. Woolworth Building (Jackson, Mississippi) canonical | 1 |
| Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in in Jackson, Mississippi on 1963-05-28 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2484980 — 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: F.W. Woolworth Building (Jackson, Mississippi) Context triple: [U.S. Civil Rights Trail, hasPart, F.W. Woolworth Building (Jackson, Mississippi)]
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A.
Savannah Bank and Trust Building
The Savannah Bank and Trust Building is a historic early 20th-century commercial high-rise in downtown Savannah, Georgia, noted for its classical architectural detailing and prominence in the city’s financial district.
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B.
Memphis City Hall
Memphis City Hall is the primary municipal government building of Memphis, Tennessee, housing the offices and chambers where the city’s executive and legislative functions are conducted.
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C.
El Dorado County Courthouse
El Dorado County Courthouse is a historic government building in downtown Placerville, California, serving as the center of judicial and civic activity for El Dorado County.
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D.
Mississippi State Capitol
The Mississippi State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Mississippi, housing its legislature and key executive offices in a prominent Beaux-Arts style building.
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E.
Harrison County Courthouse
The Harrison County Courthouse is a historic government building and judicial center located in downtown Clarksburg, West Virginia.
- 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: F.W. Woolworth Building (Jackson, Mississippi) Target entity description: The F.W. Woolworth Building in Jackson, Mississippi is a historic downtown site where civil rights activists held significant sit-ins at its segregated lunch counter, making it a key landmark on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
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A.
Savannah Bank and Trust Building
The Savannah Bank and Trust Building is a historic early 20th-century commercial high-rise in downtown Savannah, Georgia, noted for its classical architectural detailing and prominence in the city’s financial district.
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B.
Memphis City Hall
Memphis City Hall is the primary municipal government building of Memphis, Tennessee, housing the offices and chambers where the city’s executive and legislative functions are conducted.
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C.
El Dorado County Courthouse
El Dorado County Courthouse is a historic government building in downtown Placerville, California, serving as the center of judicial and civic activity for El Dorado County.
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D.
Mississippi State Capitol
The Mississippi State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Mississippi, housing its legislature and key executive offices in a prominent Beaux-Arts style building.
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E.
Harrison County Courthouse
The Harrison County Courthouse is a historic government building and judicial center located in downtown Clarksburg, West Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights landmark
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commercial building ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
civil rights activists
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sit-in demonstrations ⓘ |
| category |
Civil Rights Movement site in Mississippi
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commercial buildings in Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| era | Civil Rights Movement era ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | educational site for civil rights history ⓘ |
| hasFeature | lunch counter ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
site of civil rights sit-ins
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site of protests against segregated lunch counters ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
public accommodations equality
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racial desegregation ⓘ |
| hasUse | department store ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
U.S. Civil Rights Trail site
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linked to:
U.S. Civil Rights Trail
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| locatedIn |
Hinds County, Mississippi
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Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
downtown Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ |
| movementAssociatedWith | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| namedAfter | F. W. Woolworth Company ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Civil Rights Trail ⓘ |
| significance |
important site in the American civil rights movement
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symbol of resistance to racial segregation ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
civil rights history tours in Jackson
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interpretive civil rights markers and signage ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
| trailStopOn | U.S. Civil Rights Trail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
nonviolent protest
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sit-ins ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: F.W. Woolworth Building (Jackson, Mississippi) Description of subject: The F.W. Woolworth Building in Jackson, Mississippi is a historic downtown site where civil rights activists held significant sit-ins at its segregated lunch counter, making it a key landmark on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
John Salter Jr.
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notableEvent
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Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in in Jackson, Mississippi on 1963-05-28
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linked to: F.W. Woolworth Building (Jackson, Mississippi)