James Bevel
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James Bevel was a prominent American civil rights leader and strategist, closely associated with Martin Luther King Jr., who played key roles in major campaigns such as the Freedom Rides, the Selma voting rights movement, and anti-war activism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Bevel canonical | 13 |
| Rev. James Bevel | 2 |
| James Luther Bevel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T131005 — 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: James Bevel Context triple: [Birmingham campaign, notableParticipant, James Bevel]
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A.
Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent Baptist minister who played a key role in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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B.
James Farmer
James Farmer was a prominent American civil rights leader and co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), known for organizing the Freedom Rides to challenge segregation in the South.
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C.
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent organizer of nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement.
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D.
Fred Shuttlesworth
Fred Shuttlesworth was a prominent American civil rights leader and Baptist minister who played a key role in the struggle against segregation, particularly in Birmingham, Alabama.
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E.
Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin was an influential American civil rights strategist, pacifist, and organizer best known for his behind-the-scenes leadership in the movement, including orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
- 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: James Bevel Target entity description: James Bevel was a prominent American civil rights leader and strategist, closely associated with Martin Luther King Jr., who played key roles in major campaigns such as the Freedom Rides, the Selma voting rights movement, and anti-war activism.
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A.
Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent Baptist minister who played a key role in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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B.
James Farmer
James Farmer was a prominent American civil rights leader and co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), known for organizing the Freedom Rides to challenge segregation in the South.
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C.
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent organizer of nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement.
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D.
Fred Shuttlesworth
Fred Shuttlesworth was a prominent American civil rights leader and Baptist minister who played a key role in the struggle against segregation, particularly in Birmingham, Alabama.
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E.
Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin was an influential American civil rights strategist, pacifist, and organizer best known for his behind-the-scenes leadership in the movement, including orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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clergyman ⓘ human ⓘ nonviolence theorist ⓘ |
| advocated |
desegregation of public facilities
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nonviolent direct action ⓘ opposition to the Vietnam War ⓘ voting rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-10-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-12-19 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Baptist
ⓘ
linked to:
Baptists
|
| educatedAt | American Baptist Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Bevel ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influenced |
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee activists
ⓘ
linked to:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
|
| influencedBy |
Mahatma Gandhi
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Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of nonviolent direct action
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close collaboration with Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ strategic leadership in the American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| memberOf | Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ |
| middleName | Luther ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
nonviolence movement ⓘ |
| name |
James Luther Bevel
ⓘ
linked to:
James Bevel
|
| notableWork |
initiator of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches
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organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ organizer of the 1966 Chicago Open Housing Movement ⓘ organizer of the 1967 National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam march on the Pentagon ⓘ strategist of the Birmingham Children’s Crusade ⓘ strategist of the Selma voting rights campaign ⓘ |
| occupation |
Baptist minister
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civil rights leader ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Birmingham campaign
ⓘ
Chicago Freedom Movement ⓘ Freedom Rides ⓘ Selma voting rights movement ⓘ
linked to:
Selma to Montgomery marches
anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ |
| partnerInActivismWith |
Diane Nash
ⓘ
Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Springfield, Virginia, United States
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linked to:
Springfield, Virginia
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| positionHeld | Director of Direct Action and Nonviolent Education, Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse | Diane Nash ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Bevel Description of subject: James Bevel was a prominent American civil rights leader and strategist, closely associated with Martin Luther King Jr., who played key roles in major campaigns such as the Freedom Rides, the Selma voting rights movement, and anti-war activism.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Children's Crusade
linked to: James Bevel
linked to: James Bevel
linked to: James Bevel
subject linked to:
Marks, Mississippi, United States