Lillian Smith Book Award
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The Lillian Smith Book Award is a literary prize honoring works that address issues of social justice, civil rights, and racial inequality in the American South.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lillian Smith Book Award canonical | 3 |
| Lillian Smith was a white Southern writer and civil rights advocate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lillian Smith Book Award Context triple: [Alice Walker, awardReceived, Lillian Smith Book Award]
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A.
Pearl S. Buck Award
The Pearl S. Buck Award is an honor recognizing individuals for their humanitarian efforts and contributions to cross-cultural understanding, in the spirit of the American author and Nobel laureate Pearl S. Buck.
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B.
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award is a prestigious literary prize that honors books contributing to our understanding of racism and the appreciation of human diversity.
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C.
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize is a prestigious annual playwriting award that honors outstanding English-language plays by women and non-binary playwrights.
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D.
J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize is a prestigious American literary award honoring exceptional works of nonfiction that combine rigorous research with compelling narrative writing.
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E.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors books promoting peace, social justice, and global understanding.
- 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: Lillian Smith Book Award Target entity description: The Lillian Smith Book Award is a literary prize honoring works that address issues of social justice, civil rights, and racial inequality in the American South.
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A.
Pearl S. Buck Award
The Pearl S. Buck Award is an honor recognizing individuals for their humanitarian efforts and contributions to cross-cultural understanding, in the spirit of the American author and Nobel laureate Pearl S. Buck.
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B.
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award is a prestigious literary prize that honors books contributing to our understanding of racism and the appreciation of human diversity.
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C.
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize is a prestigious annual playwriting award that honors outstanding English-language plays by women and non-binary playwrights.
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D.
J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
The J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize is a prestigious American literary award honoring exceptional works of nonfiction that combine rigorous research with compelling narrative writing.
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E.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors books promoting peace, social justice, and global understanding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Southern Regional Council civil rights work
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civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| awardFor |
books about the American South
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books addressing civil rights ⓘ books addressing racial inequality ⓘ books addressing social justice ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility |
authors writing about the American South
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books published in the previous year ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African American experience
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human rights ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction literature
ⓘ
nonfiction literature ⓘ |
| hasAwardedDiscipline |
cultural studies
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history ⓘ literature ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
fiction
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrTheme | "to recognize authors whose books extend the legacy of Lillian Smith" ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | Georgia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lillian Smith ⓘ |
| namedAfterDescription |
Lillian Smith was a white Southern writer and civil rights advocate
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linked to:
Lillian Smith Book Award
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| namedAfterNotableWork | Strange Fruit ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | author ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Isabel Wilkerson
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John Lewis ⓘ Michelle Alexander ⓘ Taylor Branch ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Decatur Book Festival
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Southern Regional Council ⓘ University of Georgia Libraries ⓘ
linked to:
University of Georgia
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| purpose |
to honor writing that challenges segregation and racism
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to promote social justice in the American South ⓘ |
| region |
American South
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linked to:
Southern United States
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| sponsor | Southern Regional Council ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime | late summer ⓘ |
| website | https://www.lilliansmithbookawards.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Lillian Smith Book Award Description of subject: The Lillian Smith Book Award is a literary prize honoring works that address issues of social justice, civil rights, and racial inequality in the American South.
Referenced by (4)
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Lillian Smith Book Award
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namedAfterDescription
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Lillian Smith was a white Southern writer and civil rights advocate
ⓘ
linked to: Lillian Smith Book Award