Freedom Ride
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Freedom Ride is a 1962 memoir by civil rights activist and journalist James Peck recounting his experiences participating in the Freedom Rides and the broader struggle against racial segregation in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Freedom Ride canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7653564 — 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: Freedom Ride Context triple: [James Peck, notableWork, Freedom Ride]
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A.
Road to Freedom
"Road to Freedom" is a song featured on Lenny Kravitz’s album *Blue Electric Light*, showcasing his signature blend of rock, soul, and funk.
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B.
Toward Freedom
Toward Freedom is the subtitle of Jawaharlal Nehru’s autobiography, in which he reflects on his life, political struggles, and the Indian independence movement.
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C.
The Roads to Freedom
The Roads to Freedom is a trilogy of novels by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores existentialist themes of freedom, responsibility, and self-deception in the years surrounding World War II.
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D.
The Path to Freedom
"The Path to Freedom" is a chapter in Carl Sagan’s science book *The Demon-Haunted World* that explores how scientific thinking and skepticism can liberate people from superstition and irrational beliefs.
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E.
Oh, Freedom
"Oh, Freedom" is a traditional African American freedom song that became a prominent civil rights anthem, notably popularized by folk singer Odetta.
- 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: Freedom Ride Target entity description: Freedom Ride is a 1962 memoir by civil rights activist and journalist James Peck recounting his experiences participating in the Freedom Rides and the broader struggle against racial segregation in the United States.
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A.
Road to Freedom
"Road to Freedom" is a song featured on Lenny Kravitz’s album *Blue Electric Light*, showcasing his signature blend of rock, soul, and funk.
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B.
Toward Freedom
Toward Freedom is the subtitle of Jawaharlal Nehru’s autobiography, in which he reflects on his life, political struggles, and the Indian independence movement.
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C.
The Roads to Freedom
The Roads to Freedom is a trilogy of novels by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores existentialist themes of freedom, responsibility, and self-deception in the years surrounding World War II.
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D.
The Path to Freedom
"The Path to Freedom" is a chapter in Carl Sagan’s science book *The Demon-Haunted World* that explores how scientific thinking and skepticism can liberate people from superstition and irrational beliefs.
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E.
Oh, Freedom
"Oh, Freedom" is a traditional African American freedom song that became a prominent civil rights anthem, notably popularized by folk singer Odetta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aboutPlace |
Southern United States
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| author | James Peck ⓘ |
| chronicles | James Peck’s participation in Freedom Rides ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
bus desegregation campaigns
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violence against Freedom Riders ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Freedom Rides
ⓘ
struggle against Jim Crow laws ⓘ |
| genre |
civil rights literature
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
activism
ⓘ
freedom of movement ⓘ journalism and advocacy ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | autobiographical narrative ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Freedom Rides
ⓘ
James Peck ⓘ civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ nonviolent protest ⓘ racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor | firsthand account of Freedom Rides ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1960s
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Civil Rights Era ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
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| timeOfPublication | post-Freedom Rides era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Freedom Ride Description of subject: Freedom Ride is a 1962 memoir by civil rights activist and journalist James Peck recounting his experiences participating in the Freedom Rides and the broader struggle against racial segregation in the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.