Slave History Museum
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Slave History Museum is a historical museum in Calabar, Nigeria, dedicated to preserving and presenting the history and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Slave History Museum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3909520 — 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: Slave History Museum Context triple: [Calabar, hasAttraction, Slave History Museum]
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A.
People’s History Museum
The People’s History Museum is the UK’s national museum of democracy, focusing on the history of working people, political reform, and social justice movements.
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B.
Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation
The Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation is a research center dedicated to the historical and contemporary study of slavery, abolition, and human rights.
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C.
Reading Museum
Reading Museum is a local history and art museum in Reading, England, known for its collections on the town’s heritage and its full-scale replica of the Bayeux Tapestry.
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D.
Badagry Slave Museum
Badagry Slave Museum is a historical museum in Badagry, Nigeria that documents the transatlantic slave trade and preserves artifacts and narratives related to the enslavement and export of Africans.
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E.
Old Slave Mart Museum
The Old Slave Mart Museum is a historic site and museum in Charleston, South Carolina, that interprets the history of the domestic slave trade in the United States at the location of a former slave auction gallery.
- 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: Slave History Museum Target entity description: Slave History Museum is a historical museum in Calabar, Nigeria, dedicated to preserving and presenting the history and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade in the region.
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A.
People’s History Museum
The People’s History Museum is the UK’s national museum of democracy, focusing on the history of working people, political reform, and social justice movements.
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B.
Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation
The Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation is a research center dedicated to the historical and contemporary study of slavery, abolition, and human rights.
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C.
Reading Museum
Reading Museum is a local history and art museum in Reading, England, known for its collections on the town’s heritage and its full-scale replica of the Bayeux Tapestry.
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D.
Badagry Slave Museum
Badagry Slave Museum is a historical museum in Badagry, Nigeria that documents the transatlantic slave trade and preserves artifacts and narratives related to the enslavement and export of Africans.
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E.
Old Slave Mart Museum
The Old Slave Mart Museum is a historic site and museum in Charleston, South Carolina, that interprets the history of the domestic slave trade in the United States at the location of a former slave auction gallery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history museum
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| category |
History museums in Nigeria
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Museums in Calabar ⓘ Slavery museums ⓘ Tourist attractions in Cross River State ⓘ |
| city | Calabar ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | history of the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| educationalPrograms |
guided tours
ⓘ
school visits ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African diaspora history
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slave trade in the Calabar region ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| hasExhibitsOn |
artifacts related to slavery
ⓘ
auction scenes ⓘ chains and shackles ⓘ documents related to slave trade ⓘ oral histories of enslaved people ⓘ slave markets ⓘ slave routes ⓘ slave ships ⓘ |
| languageOfExhibits | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Marina Resort, Calabar
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linked to:
Marina Resort Calabar
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| name | Slave History Museum ⓘ |
| near |
Calabar River
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former slave ports of Calabar ⓘ |
| operatedAs | public museum ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of victims of slavery
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education about the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ preservation of slave trade history ⓘ promotion of historical awareness ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Cross River State
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Nigeria ⓘ |
| servesAs |
educational center
ⓘ
memorial to enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| state | Cross River State ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
articles on Nigerian heritage sites
ⓘ
tourist guides about Calabar ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial history
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human rights ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| topic |
impact of slave trade on Calabar
ⓘ
legacy of slavery in modern society ⓘ resistance to slavery ⓘ routes from Calabar to the Americas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Slave History Museum Description of subject: Slave History Museum is a historical museum in Calabar, Nigeria, dedicated to preserving and presenting the history and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade in the region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.