In Search of Our Roots
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In Search of Our Roots is a book by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that traces the genealogical and historical journeys of prominent African Americans to explore ancestry, identity, and the legacy of slavery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| In Search of Our Roots canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3281055 — 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: In Search of Our Roots Context triple: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, In Search of Our Roots]
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A.
We Ourselves
We Ourselves is the English translation of the Irish phrase "Sinn Féin," historically associated with Irish republicanism and self-determination.
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B.
A Place Among the Nations
A Place Among the Nations is a political and historical book by Benjamin Netanyahu that presents a defense of Zionism and the Jewish people's claim to the land of Israel.
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C.
Faith of My Fathers
Faith of My Fathers is a memoir by U.S. Senator and former Navy pilot John McCain that recounts his family’s military legacy and his experiences as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
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D.
Their Pilgrimage
"Their Pilgrimage" is a late-19th-century travel novel by American author Charles Dudley Warner that satirically portrays fashionable society through the journeys of two young protagonists.
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E.
Green Place of Many Mothers
The Green Place of Many Mothers is a once-fertile matriarchal oasis in the Mad Max: Fury Road universe, remembered as Imperator Furiosa’s lost childhood homeland.
- 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: In Search of Our Roots Target entity description: In Search of Our Roots is a book by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that traces the genealogical and historical journeys of prominent African Americans to explore ancestry, identity, and the legacy of slavery.
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A.
We Ourselves
We Ourselves is the English translation of the Irish phrase "Sinn Féin," historically associated with Irish republicanism and self-determination.
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B.
A Place Among the Nations
A Place Among the Nations is a political and historical book by Benjamin Netanyahu that presents a defense of Zionism and the Jewish people's claim to the land of Israel.
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C.
Faith of My Fathers
Faith of My Fathers is a memoir by U.S. Senator and former Navy pilot John McCain that recounts his family’s military legacy and his experiences as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
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D.
Their Pilgrimage
"Their Pilgrimage" is a late-19th-century travel novel by American author Charles Dudley Warner that satirically portrays fashionable society through the journeys of two young protagonists.
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E.
Green Place of Many Mothers
The Green Place of Many Mothers is a once-fertile matriarchal oasis in the Mad Max: Fury Road universe, remembered as Imperator Furiosa’s lost childhood homeland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
personal narratives of African American public figures
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tracing family lineages through slavery ⓘ use of historical documents and DNA in genealogy ⓘ |
| author | Henry Louis Gates Jr. ⓘ |
| basedOn | genealogical investigations conducted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
ancestry
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genealogical research ⓘ historical records ⓘ legacy of slavery ⓘ |
| focusesOn | prominent African Americans ⓘ |
| genre |
African American studies literature
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genealogy book ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
diaspora
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memory and history ⓘ racial identity ⓘ search for roots ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readership
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readers interested in African American history ⓘ readers interested in genealogy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American genealogy
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African American history ⓘ family history ⓘ identity ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Finding Your Roots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: In Search of Our Roots Description of subject: In Search of Our Roots is a book by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that traces the genealogical and historical journeys of prominent African Americans to explore ancestry, identity, and the legacy of slavery.
Referenced by (1)
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