Aibileen Clark
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Aibileen Clark is a wise and compassionate African American maid in 1960s Mississippi, central to the novel and film "The Help" as she bravely shares her experiences of racism and domestic work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aibileen Clark canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3228594 — 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: Aibileen Clark Context triple: [Viola Davis, characterPortrayed, Aibileen Clark]
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A.
Shug Avery
Shug Avery is a charismatic, independent blues singer and a central figure in Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple," known for her complex relationship with the protagonist Celie.
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B.
Dilsey Gibson
Dilsey Gibson is the resilient and compassionate Black matriarch of the Compson household in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," embodying moral strength amid the family’s decline.
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C.
Harriet Hilliard
Harriet Hilliard was an American singer and actress best known as the wife and performing partner of Ozzie Nelson and for her long-running role on the radio and television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
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D.
Aunt Chloe
Aunt Chloe is a fictional character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," depicted as Uncle Tom’s devoted wife and a strong, nurturing figure within the enslaved community.
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E.
Celie Johnson
Celie Johnson is the resilient, abused African-American woman at the center of Alice Walker’s novel and its film adaptation "The Color Purple," portrayed on screen by Whoopi Goldberg.
- 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: Aibileen Clark Target entity description: Aibileen Clark is a wise and compassionate African American maid in 1960s Mississippi, central to the novel and film "The Help" as she bravely shares her experiences of racism and domestic work.
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A.
Shug Avery
Shug Avery is a charismatic, independent blues singer and a central figure in Alice Walker's novel "The Color Purple," known for her complex relationship with the protagonist Celie.
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B.
Dilsey Gibson
Dilsey Gibson is the resilient and compassionate Black matriarch of the Compson household in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," embodying moral strength amid the family’s decline.
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C.
Harriet Hilliard
Harriet Hilliard was an American singer and actress best known as the wife and performing partner of Ozzie Nelson and for her long-running role on the radio and television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
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D.
Aunt Chloe
Aunt Chloe is a fictional character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," depicted as Uncle Tom’s devoted wife and a strong, nurturing figure within the enslaved community.
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E.
Celie Johnson
Celie Johnson is the resilient, abused African-American woman at the center of Alice Walker’s novel and its film adaptation "The Color Purple," portrayed on screen by Whoopi Goldberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Help (2011 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Help
The Help (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Help
|
| caresFor | Mae Mobley Leefolt ⓘ |
| characterIn | The Help ⓘ |
| closeTo |
Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan
ⓘ
Minny Jackson ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Kathryn Stockett ⓘ |
| employer | Elizabeth Leefolt ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Help universe ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
first-person narrator in parts of The Help
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping to write a book exposing racism in Jackson, Mississippi
ⓘ
sharing experiences of racism in domestic work ⓘ |
| occupation |
domestic worker
ⓘ
maid ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
courageous ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Viola Davis ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | Jim Crow-era Mississippi ⓘ |
| themeAssociatedWith |
civil rights movement
ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
domestic labor ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aibileen Clark Description of subject: Aibileen Clark is a wise and compassionate African American maid in 1960s Mississippi, central to the novel and film "The Help" as she bravely shares her experiences of racism and domestic work.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.