Goin’ a Buffalo
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Goin’ a Buffalo is a 1960s Black Arts Movement play by Ed Bullins that portrays the struggles, dreams, and moral compromises of a group of African Americans planning to leave Los Angeles for a better life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Goin’ a Buffalo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5158383 — 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: Goin’ a Buffalo Context triple: [Ed Bullins, notableWork, Goin’ a Buffalo]
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A.
Now That the Buffalo’s Gone
"Now That the Buffalo’s Gone" is a protest song by Buffy Sainte-Marie that addresses the historical and ongoing injustices faced by Indigenous peoples in North America.
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B.
Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range is a 1936 American musical Western film starring Bing Crosby and Frances Farmer, known for its blend of cowboy romance and popular songs.
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C.
Home on the Range
"Home on the Range" is a classic American folk song celebrating the peaceful, wide-open landscapes of the Western frontier.
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D.
T-Bone Trail
T-Bone Trail is a multi-use recreational rail-trail in Iowa popular for walking, running, and cycling along a converted former railroad corridor.
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E.
Goin’ Back
"Goin’ Back" is a 1966 pop song, best known in recordings by Dusty Springfield and The Byrds, that nostalgically reflects on lost innocence and the desire to return to simpler times.
- 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: Goin’ a Buffalo Target entity description: Goin’ a Buffalo is a 1960s Black Arts Movement play by Ed Bullins that portrays the struggles, dreams, and moral compromises of a group of African Americans planning to leave Los Angeles for a better life.
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A.
Now That the Buffalo’s Gone
"Now That the Buffalo’s Gone" is a protest song by Buffy Sainte-Marie that addresses the historical and ongoing injustices faced by Indigenous peoples in North America.
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B.
Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range is a 1936 American musical Western film starring Bing Crosby and Frances Farmer, known for its blend of cowboy romance and popular songs.
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C.
Home on the Range
"Home on the Range" is a classic American folk song celebrating the peaceful, wide-open landscapes of the Western frontier.
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D.
T-Bone Trail
T-Bone Trail is a multi-use recreational rail-trail in Iowa popular for walking, running, and cycling along a converted former railroad corridor.
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E.
Goin’ Back
"Goin’ Back" is a 1966 pop song, best known in recordings by Dusty Springfield and The Byrds, that nostalgically reflects on lost innocence and the desire to return to simpler times.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Arts Movement work
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
crime and survival
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moral ambiguity ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ |
| author | Ed Bullins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalContext | 1960s United States civil rights era ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
ensemble piece
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realist drama ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | African-American literature ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between aspiration and reality
ⓘ
gender dynamics in Black communities ⓘ impact of systemic racism ⓘ migration as escape ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African American urban experience
ⓘ
racial oppression ⓘ social and economic hardship ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American theatre
ⓘ
drama ⓘ political drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
pimps
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prostitutes ⓘ small-time hustlers ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Black nationalist aesthetics associated with the Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | theatre audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
dreams of a better life
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moral compromise ⓘ struggles of African Americans ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| movement | Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| partOf | Ed Bullins’s body of Black Arts Movement plays ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of African Americans in Los Angeles plan to leave for a better life in Buffalo. ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| writer | Ed Bullins ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goin’ a Buffalo Description of subject: Goin’ a Buffalo is a 1960s Black Arts Movement play by Ed Bullins that portrays the struggles, dreams, and moral compromises of a group of African Americans planning to leave Los Angeles for a better life.
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