Tom Kahn
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Tom Kahn was an American social democrat and civil rights activist known for his work with the AFL-CIO and his role in organizing the 1963 March on Washington.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Kahn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5747596 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tom Kahn Context triple: [Kahn, hasNotableBearer, Tom Kahn]
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A.
Michael Kahn
Michael Kahn is an acclaimed American film editor best known for his long-time collaboration with director Steven Spielberg on numerous major films.
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B.
Glenn Fleshler
Glenn Fleshler is an American character actor known for his intense and often menacing roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "True Detective," "Billions," and "Joker."
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C.
Ben Karlin
Ben Karlin is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
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D.
Gus Schiff
Gus Schiff is the son of American actor Richard Schiff, known for his role as Toby Ziegler on the television series "The West Wing."
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E.
Howard Klein
Howard Klein is a television producer known for his work on acclaimed series such as Carnivàle.
- 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: Tom Kahn Target entity description: Tom Kahn was an American social democrat and civil rights activist known for his work with the AFL-CIO and his role in organizing the 1963 March on Washington.
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A.
Michael Kahn
Michael Kahn is an acclaimed American film editor best known for his long-time collaboration with director Steven Spielberg on numerous major films.
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B.
Glenn Fleshler
Glenn Fleshler is an American character actor known for his intense and often menacing roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "True Detective," "Billions," and "Joker."
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C.
Ben Karlin
Ben Karlin is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
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D.
Gus Schiff
Gus Schiff is the son of American actor Richard Schiff, known for his role as Toby Ziegler on the television series "The West Wing."
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E.
Howard Klein
Howard Klein is a television producer known for his work on acclaimed series such as Carnivàle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
political activist ⓘ social democrat ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
civil rights for African Americans
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democratic trade unionism ⓘ non-communist democratic socialism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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linked to:
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations ⓘ
linked to:
AFL–CIO
|
| causeOfActivism |
democracy promotion
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racial equality ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
A. Philip Randolph
ⓘ
Bayard Rustin ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
AFL-CIO
ⓘ
linked to:
AFL–CIO
|
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights organizing
ⓘ
labor organizing ⓘ political strategy ⓘ |
| genre | political writing ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| ideologicalPosition |
anti-totalitarian left
ⓘ
pro-labor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
linking the labor movement with the civil rights movement
ⓘ
strategic planning for mass demonstrations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
AFL-CIO
ⓘ
linked to:
AFL–CIO
Social Democrats, USA ⓘ |
| movement |
American labor movement
ⓘ
civil rights movement ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
democratic socialism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing strategies for nonviolent protest
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work with the AFL-CIO on civil rights and democracy promotion ⓘ |
| notableRole | key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington ⓘ |
| notableWork | organizing the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ |
| occupation |
political activist
ⓘ
trade union official ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partnerOrganization | A. Philip Randolph Institute ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Kahn Description of subject: Tom Kahn was an American social democrat and civil rights activist known for his work with the AFL-CIO and his role in organizing the 1963 March on Washington.
Referenced by (1)
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