African American Civil War Memorial

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monument outdoor sculpture war memorial

The African American Civil War Memorial is a Washington, D.C. monument honoring the service and sacrifice of the United States Colored Troops who fought for the Union during the American Civil War.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
African American Civil War Memorial canonical	9
African American Civil War Museum	3
African American Civil War Memorial (nearby)	2
African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation	2
African American Civil War Memorial "The Spirit of Freedom"	1
African American Civil War Memorial Museum	1
African American Civil War Museum (nearby)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3396224 — 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: African American Civil War Memorial
Context triple: [U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo station, nearbyLandmark, African American Civil War Memorial]

A. Texas African American History Memorial
The Texas African American History Memorial is a public monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin that commemorates the history, struggles, and contributions of African Americans in Texas.
B. Civil Rights Memorial
The Civil Rights Memorial is a commemorative monument in Montgomery, Alabama, honoring individuals who died in the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
C. African American Military History Museum
The African American Military History Museum is a museum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the contributions and experiences of African American service members in the U.S. armed forces.
D. Civil War Unknowns Monument
The Civil War Unknowns Monument is a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honoring unidentified Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War.
E. Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring the Civil War general and 18th U.S. president, featuring a large equestrian statue and elaborate sculptural groups.
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: African American Civil War Memorial
Target entity description: The African American Civil War Memorial is a Washington, D.C. monument honoring the service and sacrifice of the United States Colored Troops who fought for the Union during the American Civil War.

A. Texas African American History Memorial
The Texas African American History Memorial is a public monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin that commemorates the history, struggles, and contributions of African Americans in Texas.
B. Civil Rights Memorial
The Civil Rights Memorial is a commemorative monument in Montgomery, Alabama, honoring individuals who died in the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
C. African American Military History Museum
The African American Military History Museum is a museum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the contributions and experiences of African American service members in the U.S. armed forces.
D. Civil War Unknowns Monument
The Civil War Unknowns Monument is a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honoring unidentified Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War.
E. Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring the Civil War general and 18th U.S. president, featuring a large equestrian statue and elaborate sculptural groups.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
adjacentTo	African American Civil War Museum ⓘ linked to: African American Civil War Memorial
artist	Ed Hamilton ⓘ
category	African-American history in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
commemorates	over 200,000 United States Colored Troops soldiers and sailors ⓘ
commemoratesConflict	American Civil War ⓘ
commemoratesSide	Union ⓘ
constructionBegan	1993 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dedicatedTo	sacrifice of African American soldiers ⓘ service of African American soldiers ⓘ
dedicationDate	1998-07-18 ⓘ
features	The Spirit of Freedom bronze sculpture ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	African American Civil War Memorial "The Spirit of Freedom" ⓘ linked to: African American Civil War Memorial U Street African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ linked to: U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity)
hasComponent	inscribed name panels ⓘ semi-circular Wall of Honor ⓘ
hasFoundation	African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation ⓘ linked to: African American Civil War Memorial
hasOrganizer	African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation ⓘ linked to: African American Civil War Memorial Frank Smith Jr. ⓘ
hasPlaque	interpretive historical text about United States Colored Troops ⓘ
hasSculptor	Ed Hamilton ⓘ
hasTheme	African American military history ⓘ Union victory ⓘ civil rights ⓘ emancipation ⓘ
hasTitleOfSculpture	The Spirit of Freedom ⓘ
honors	African American soldiers in the American Civil War ⓘ Union Army soldiers ⓘ United States Colored Troops ⓘ
inscribedWith	names of United States Colored Troops soldiers ⓘ names of sailors of the United States Colored Troops ⓘ
locatedAtIntersection	Vermont Avenue NW ⓘ
locatedIn	United States capital ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood	Shaw ⓘ U Street Corridor ⓘ
locatedOn	U Street NW ⓘ
maintainedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
material	bronze ⓘ granite ⓘ
nearbyMetroStation	U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo ⓘ linked to: U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity)
partOf	National Mall and Memorial Parks administrative unit ⓘ linked to: National Mall
subjectOf	African American Civil War Memorial Museum ⓘ linked to: African American Civil War Memorial
unveiledBy	District of Columbia government ⓘ linked to: Government of the District of Columbia
yearCompleted	1998 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo station → nearbyLandmark → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity) → surrounds → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity) → namedAfter → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity) → hasLandmark → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity) → hasNearbyInstitution → African American Civil War Museum ⓘ