Mountain of Despair
E52100
Mountain of Despair is the large granite mass from which the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial’s central “Stone of Hope” emerges, symbolizing the struggles overcome in the pursuit of civil rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mountain of Despair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T412817 — 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: Mountain of Despair Context triple: [Stone of Hope, adjacentTo, Mountain of Despair]
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A.
Chaos Crags
Chaos Crags is a group of young lava domes and volcanic features in northern California known for their rugged terrain and association with recent volcanic activity.
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B.
Holy Mountain
Holy Mountain is the traditional name for Mount Athos, a monastic peninsula in northeastern Greece renowned as a major center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism and spirituality.
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C.
Mont Maudit
Mont Maudit is a prominent peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, known for its challenging mixed climbing routes and high-altitude glaciated terrain.
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D.
Yma Sumac
Yma Sumac was a renowned Peruvian soprano celebrated for her extraordinary vocal range and exoticized "Incan princess" persona in mid-20th-century popular and classical music.
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E.
Anti-Atlas
The Anti-Atlas is a rugged mountain range in southern Morocco known for its arid landscapes, ancient rock formations, and role as a transition zone between the High Atlas and the Sahara Desert.
- 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: Mountain of Despair Target entity description: Mountain of Despair is the large granite mass from which the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial’s central “Stone of Hope” emerges, symbolizing the struggles overcome in the pursuit of civil rights.
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A.
Chaos Crags
Chaos Crags is a group of young lava domes and volcanic features in northern California known for their rugged terrain and association with recent volcanic activity.
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B.
Holy Mountain
Holy Mountain is the traditional name for Mount Athos, a monastic peninsula in northeastern Greece renowned as a major center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism and spirituality.
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C.
Mont Maudit
Mont Maudit is a prominent peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, known for its challenging mixed climbing routes and high-altitude glaciated terrain.
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D.
Yma Sumac
Yma Sumac was a renowned Peruvian soprano celebrated for her extraordinary vocal range and exoticized "Incan princess" persona in mid-20th-century popular and classical music.
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E.
Anti-Atlas
The Anti-Atlas is a rugged mountain range in southern Morocco known for its arid landscapes, ancient rock formations, and role as a transition zone between the High Atlas and the Sahara Desert.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sculptural element
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symbolic monument feature ⓘ |
| artisticFunction | contextualizes the Stone of Hope within a narrative of struggle ⓘ |
| artStyle | monumental figurative memorial design ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| commemorates |
legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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struggle for civil rights in the United States ⓘ |
| designConcept | large, rough granite mass split to reveal the Stone of Hope ⓘ |
| function | memorial feature for public reflection ⓘ |
| hasPart | Stone of Hope ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
quote: “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”
ⓘ
“I Have a Dream” speech ⓘ
linked to:
"I Have a Dream" speech
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| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| near |
National Mall
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Tidal Basin ⓘ |
| orientation | aligned with the Stone of Hope and the memorial’s processional approach ⓘ |
| partOf |
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
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West Potomac Park landscape composition ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Stone of Hope ⓘ |
| settingOf |
Stone of Hope sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Stone of Hope sculpture
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| symbolizes |
hardships overcome by Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement
ⓘ
obstacles faced in the fight for racial equality ⓘ struggles in the pursuit of civil rights ⓘ |
| theme |
hope emerging from adversity
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transformation of suffering into progress ⓘ |
| visualRole | background mass from which the Stone of Hope emerges ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mountain of Despair Description of subject: Mountain of Despair is the large granite mass from which the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial’s central “Stone of Hope” emerges, symbolizing the struggles overcome in the pursuit of civil rights.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
Stone of Hope sculpture