Roderick Jackson
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Roderick Jackson is a high school girls’ basketball coach whose sex discrimination complaint led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, which expanded protections against retaliation under Title IX.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roderick Jackson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4863029 — 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: Roderick Jackson Context triple: [Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, petitioner, Roderick Jackson]
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A.
Roderick Kinney
Roderick Kinney is an individual notable enough to be specifically identified as a bearer of the Kinney surname.
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B.
Roderick Ham
Roderick Ham was a British architect best known for his influential work in theatre and performance-space design.
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C.
Roderick Rainford
Roderick Rainford is a Caribbean diplomat and public servant who served as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), helping to guide regional integration and cooperation among member states.
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D.
Roderick Taylor
Roderick Taylor is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work in film and television, including co-writing the crime thriller "The Brave One."
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E.
Robert Livermore
Robert Livermore was a 19th-century Californian rancher and early settler whose name was later given to the city of Livermore, California.
- 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: Roderick Jackson Target entity description: Roderick Jackson is a high school girls’ basketball coach whose sex discrimination complaint led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, which expanded protections against retaliation under Title IX.
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A.
Roderick Kinney
Roderick Kinney is an individual notable enough to be specifically identified as a bearer of the Kinney surname.
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B.
Roderick Ham
Roderick Ham was a British architect best known for his influential work in theatre and performance-space design.
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C.
Roderick Rainford
Roderick Rainford is a Caribbean diplomat and public servant who served as Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), helping to guide regional integration and cooperation among member states.
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D.
Roderick Taylor
Roderick Taylor is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work in film and television, including co-writing the crime thriller "The Brave One."
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E.
Robert Livermore
Robert Livermore was a 19th-century Californian rancher and early settler whose name was later given to the city of Livermore, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball coach
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civil rights litigant ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
Title IX enforcement
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gender equity in school sports ⓘ |
| areaOfActivism |
civil rights in education
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women’s sports equality ⓘ |
| associatedLegalDoctrine | Title IX retaliation protection for whistleblowers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Birmingham Board of Education ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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gender equality in sports ⓘ school athletics ⓘ |
| hasCause | retaliation after complaining about unequal resources for girls’ basketball team ⓘ |
| hasLegalRightRecognizedInCase | right to be free from retaliation under Title IX for complaining about sex discrimination ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw | strengthened enforcement mechanisms for Title IX in schools and athletic programs ⓘ |
| influenced |
expansion of legal remedies for individuals reporting sex discrimination in education
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interpretation of Title IX retaliation protections ⓘ |
| knownFor | Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education ⓘ |
| legalAction |
alleged unequal treatment of girls’ basketball team compared to boys’ team
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filed a Title IX sex discrimination complaint ⓘ |
| notableFor | establishing that individuals can sue for retaliation under Title IX even if they are not the direct victims of discrimination ⓘ |
| notableWork | sex discrimination complaint leading to Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education ⓘ |
| occupation | high school girls’ basketball coach ⓘ |
| participantIn | Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | plaintiff in Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
U.S. Supreme Court review of his Title IX retaliation claim
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retaliation by employer after raising sex discrimination concerns ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Birmingham, Alabama
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linked to:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roderick Jackson Description of subject: Roderick Jackson is a high school girls’ basketball coach whose sex discrimination complaint led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, which expanded protections against retaliation under Title IX.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.