Heed Their Rising Voices
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"Heed Their Rising Voices" is a 1960 civil rights fundraising advertisement published in The New York Times that became central to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heed Their Rising Voices canonical | 2 |
| advertisement "Heed Their Rising Voices" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7149169 — 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: Heed Their Rising Voices Context triple: [New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, involvedAdvertisement, Heed Their Rising Voices]
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A.
Voice of the Voiceless
"Voice of the Voiceless" is a politically charged song by Rage Against the Machine from their album *The Battle of Los Angeles*, known for its outspoken advocacy for radical activism and social justice.
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B.
Silence the Voices
"Silence the Voices" is a song featured on the album "Carry On."
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C.
Bystander Revolution
Bystander Revolution is an anti-bullying organization that provides practical advice and resources to help individuals and communities address and reduce bullying.
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D.
Other Voices
Other Voices is a post-Jim Morrison studio album by The Doors that showcases the remaining members continuing the band’s psychedelic rock sound.
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E.
Other Voices
Other Voices is a jazz album by pianist and composer Erroll Garner, showcasing his distinctive, lyrical improvisational style.
- 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: Heed Their Rising Voices Target entity description: "Heed Their Rising Voices" is a 1960 civil rights fundraising advertisement published in The New York Times that became central to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.
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A.
Voice of the Voiceless
"Voice of the Voiceless" is a politically charged song by Rage Against the Machine from their album *The Battle of Los Angeles*, known for its outspoken advocacy for radical activism and social justice.
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B.
Silence the Voices
"Silence the Voices" is a song featured on the album "Carry On."
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C.
Bystander Revolution
Bystander Revolution is an anti-bullying organization that provides practical advice and resources to help individuals and communities address and reduce bullying.
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D.
Other Voices
Other Voices is a post-Jim Morrison studio album by The Doors that showcases the remaining members continuing the band’s psychedelic rock sound.
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E.
Other Voices
Other Voices is a jazz album by pianist and composer Erroll Garner, showcasing his distinctive, lyrical improvisational style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights advertisement
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newspaper advertisement ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| centralTo | New York Times Co. v. Sullivan ⓘ |
| circulationContext | national newspaper audience in the United States ⓘ |
| controversy | alleged factual inaccuracies about police conduct in Montgomery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| format | full-page advertisement ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
advocacy advertisement
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political advertisement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Civil Rights Era
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linked to:
American civil rights movement
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| influenced | expansion of press freedom in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
evidence in U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
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triggered libel lawsuit by L. B. Sullivan ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil rights movement
ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| mentionsPerson | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace | Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| mentionsTopic |
police misconduct
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racial injustice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being subject of a major libel action
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role in landmark First Amendment case ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1960-03-29 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The New York Times ⓘ |
| publisher | The New York Times Company ⓘ |
| purpose |
fundraising for civil rights causes
ⓘ
support for Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| relatedCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedLegalArea |
First Amendment law
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defamation law ⓘ |
| relatedLegalDoctrine | actual malice standard ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964 Supreme Court decision)
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linked to:
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
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| resultedIn | libel judgment in Alabama state courts prior to Supreme Court review ⓘ |
| rightsContext | freedom of the press in the United States ⓘ |
| sponsor | Committee to Defend Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Freedom in the South ⓘ |
| subsequentImpact | strengthening of constitutional protections for criticism of public officials ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early 1960s civil rights protests ⓘ |
| title | Heed Their Rising Voices ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Heed Their Rising Voices Description of subject: "Heed Their Rising Voices" is a 1960 civil rights fundraising advertisement published in The New York Times that became central to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.
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linked to: Heed Their Rising Voices