LeMoyne-Owen College

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educational institution four-year college historically Black college and university liberal arts college private college

LeMoyne-Owen College is a historically Black liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee, known for its role in educating African American leaders and professionals.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
LeMoyne-Owen College canonical	2
LeMoyne–Owen College	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4281918 — 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: LeMoyne-Owen College
Context triple: [Benjamin Hooks, educatedAt, LeMoyne-Owen College]

A. Dillard University
Dillard University is a private, historically Black liberal arts university in New Orleans, Louisiana, known for its strong academic programs and cultural legacy.
B. Miles College
Miles College is a private historically Black liberal arts college located in Fairfield, Alabama.
C. Tougaloo College
Tougaloo College is a historically Black liberal arts institution in Mississippi known for its pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and its strong emphasis on social justice and academic excellence.
D. Morris Brown College
Morris Brown College is a historically Black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1881 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
E. Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University is a private historically Black university known for its liberal arts programs and long-standing educational legacy in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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: LeMoyne-Owen College
Target entity description: LeMoyne-Owen College is a historically Black liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee, known for its role in educating African American leaders and professionals.

A. Dillard University
Dillard University is a private, historically Black liberal arts university in New Orleans, Louisiana, known for its strong academic programs and cultural legacy.
B. Miles College
Miles College is a private historically Black liberal arts college located in Fairfield, Alabama.
C. Tougaloo College
Tougaloo College is a historically Black liberal arts institution in Mississippi known for its pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and its strong emphasis on social justice and academic excellence.
D. Morris Brown College
Morris Brown College is a historically Black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1881 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
E. Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson C. Smith University is a private historically Black university known for its liberal arts programs and long-standing educational legacy in Charlotte, North Carolina.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution ⓘ four-year college ⓘ historically Black college and university ⓘ liberal arts college ⓘ private college ⓘ
academicFocus	liberal arts and sciences ⓘ
accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ⓘ
affiliation	United Church of Christ ⓘ
athleticAffiliation	NCAA Division II ⓘ
athleticConference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
city	Memphis ⓘ
colors	gold ⓘ purple ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
emphasis	community engagement ⓘ social justice ⓘ undergraduate education ⓘ
focusPopulation	first-generation college students ⓘ students from underserved communities ⓘ
foundedAs	LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School ⓘ Owen College ⓘ
governance	private, church-related institution ⓘ
HBCUStatus	historically Black college ⓘ
knownFor	educating African American leaders and professionals ⓘ role in the civil rights movement in Memphis ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ linked to: Memphis Tennessee ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
memberOf	United Negro College Fund ⓘ
mission	to prepare students for leadership and service ⓘ to provide a transformative liberal arts education ⓘ
nickname	Magicians ⓘ
offersDegree	bachelor's degree ⓘ
offersProgram	business ⓘ education ⓘ humanities ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
region	American South ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	United Church of Christ ⓘ
resultOf	merger of LeMoyne College and Owen College ⓘ
sector	higher education ⓘ
servesCommunity	Memphis metropolitan area ⓘ Mid-South region ⓘ linked to: Mid-South
state	Tennessee ⓘ
studentBodyFocus	African American students ⓘ
typeOfInstitution	minority-serving institution ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Benjamin Hooks → educatedAt → LeMoyne-Owen College ⓘ

African-American history of Memphis → includesPlace → LeMoyne-Owen College ⓘ

Marion Barry → educatedAt → LeMoyne–Owen College ⓘ

linked to: LeMoyne-Owen College

Lemoyne → hasDerivedInstitutionName → LeMoyne–Owen College ⓘ