Terrence Roberts
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Terrence Roberts is an American civil rights figure best known as one of the Little Rock Nine who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terrence Roberts canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5686316 — 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: Terrence Roberts Context triple: [Little Rock Nine, member, Terrence Roberts]
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A.
Robert Joy
Robert Joy is a Canadian actor best known for his character roles in film and television, including his work on the crime drama series CSI: NY.
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B.
Robert Parrish
Robert Parrish was an American film editor and director, as well as a former child actor, known for his work on several classic Hollywood films.
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C.
Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts is an American actor known for his prolific film and television career, including an iconic turn as the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie.
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D.
Paul Fix
Paul Fix was an American character actor best known for his numerous Western film and television roles, including his recurring part as Marshal Micah Torrance on the TV series "The Rifleman."
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E.
Fred Ward
Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
- 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: Terrence Roberts Target entity description: Terrence Roberts is an American civil rights figure best known as one of the Little Rock Nine who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
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A.
Robert Joy
Robert Joy is a Canadian actor best known for his character roles in film and television, including his work on the crime drama series CSI: NY.
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B.
Robert Parrish
Robert Parrish was an American film editor and director, as well as a former child actor, known for his work on several classic Hollywood films.
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C.
Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts is an American actor known for his prolific film and television career, including an iconic turn as the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie.
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D.
Paul Fix
Paul Fix was an American character actor best known for his numerous Western film and television roles, including his recurring part as Marshal Micah Torrance on the TV series "The Rifleman."
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E.
Fred Ward
Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of the Little Rock Nine ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1957–present (civil rights and education) ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Congressional Gold Medal
ⓘ
Spingarn Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-12-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California State University, Los Angeles
ⓘ
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Illinois University
University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer |
Antioch University Los Angeles
ⓘ
linked to:
Antioch University
|
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Roberts ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights advocacy
ⓘ
education ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Terrence ⓘ |
| hasHonor | honored as part of the Little Rock Nine by the U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| hasRelative | members of the Little Rock Nine (as peers in the integration effort) ⓘ |
| hasRole | student integrating Central High School in 1957 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Rock, Arkansas
Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| memberOf | Little Rock Nine ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Terrence Roberts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the Little Rock Nine
ⓘ
role in the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock ⓘ |
| notableWork | public lectures on school desegregation and civil rights ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights figure
ⓘ
educator ⓘ psychologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Little Rock school integration crisis of 1957
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Rock Integration Crisis
desegregation of Little Rock Central High School ⓘ |
| partOf | history of school desegregation in the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Little Rock, Arkansas
|
| placeOfEducation | Little Rock Central High School ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chair of the psychology department at Antioch University Los Angeles ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books on the Little Rock school crisis
ⓘ
documentaries about the Little Rock Nine ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Terrence Roberts Description of subject: Terrence Roberts is an American civil rights figure best known as one of the Little Rock Nine who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
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