For My People
E622650
For My People is a landmark 1942 poetry collection by Margaret Walker that powerfully celebrates African American life and struggle through lyrical, politically engaged verse.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "For My People" (poem) | 1 |
| For My People canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6837122 — 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: For My People Context triple: [Margaret Walker, notableWork, For My People]
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A.
In My Blood
"In My Blood" is a 2016 electropop single by Australian pop duo The Veronicas, known for its pulsating synth-driven production and emotionally charged lyrics about obsessive love.
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B.
My Peoples
"My Peoples" is a track from De La Soul’s influential hip-hop album "Buhloone Mindstate," known for its jazzy production and socially conscious lyrics.
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C.
My Homeland
"My Homeland" is the English title of "Mawtini," a famous patriotic anthem widely regarded as a symbol of national pride in the Arab world.
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D.
I Speak of Freedom
"I Speak of Freedom" is a collection of speeches and writings by Ghanaian independence leader Kwame Nkrumah, outlining his vision for African liberation and pan-African unity.
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E.
For Us, the Living
"For Us, the Living" is a memoir by civil rights activist Myrlie Evers recounting the life, assassination, and legacy of her husband, NAACP leader Medgar Evers, and her own role in the civil rights movement.
- 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: For My People Target entity description: For My People is a landmark 1942 poetry collection by Margaret Walker that powerfully celebrates African American life and struggle through lyrical, politically engaged verse.
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A.
In My Blood
"In My Blood" is a 2016 electropop single by Australian pop duo The Veronicas, known for its pulsating synth-driven production and emotionally charged lyrics about obsessive love.
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B.
My Peoples
"My Peoples" is a track from De La Soul’s influential hip-hop album "Buhloone Mindstate," known for its jazzy production and socially conscious lyrics.
-
C.
My Homeland
"My Homeland" is the English title of "Mawtini," a famous patriotic anthem widely regarded as a symbol of national pride in the Arab world.
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D.
I Speak of Freedom
"I Speak of Freedom" is a collection of speeches and writings by Ghanaian independence leader Kwame Nkrumah, outlining his vision for African liberation and pan-African unity.
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E.
For Us, the Living
"For Us, the Living" is a memoir by civil rights activist Myrlie Evers recounting the life, assassination, and legacy of her husband, NAACP leader Medgar Evers, and her own role in the civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| addresses |
economic inequality
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faith and spirituality ⓘ labor and working-class experience ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ |
| author | Margaret Walker ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize
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linked to:
Yale Series of Younger Poets Award
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| centralTheme |
celebration of Black culture
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collective liberation ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| editorialSeries |
Yale Series of Younger Poets
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linked to:
The Yale Younger Poets Series
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| firstPublicationType | debut poetry collection ⓘ |
| form |
lyric poetry
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politically engaged verse ⓘ |
| hailedAs |
classic of 20th-century American literature
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landmark in African American poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
"For My People" (poem)
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linked to:
For My People
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| hasReprint |
21st-century reissues
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later 20th-century paperback editions ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
biblical cadences
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collective "we" voice ⓘ oratorical tone ⓘ |
| influenced |
Black Arts Movement writers
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later African American poets ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | African-American literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the earliest major poetry collections by an African American woman published by a mainstream press ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Margaret Walker ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| publisher | Yale University Press ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | important document of African American cultural history ⓘ |
| settingDescribed |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
urban African American communities ⓘ |
| subject |
African American life
ⓘ
African American struggle ⓘ Black history ⓘ collective identity ⓘ race and racism in the United States ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Jim Crow era United States
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linked to:
Jim Crow laws
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| tone |
celebratory
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defiant ⓘ prophetic ⓘ |
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Subject: For My People Description of subject: For My People is a landmark 1942 poetry collection by Margaret Walker that powerfully celebrates African American life and struggle through lyrical, politically engaged verse.
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linked to: For My People