The Amen Corner
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The Amen Corner is a 1954 play by James Baldwin that explores faith, family conflict, and race within a Harlem Pentecostal church community.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Amen Corner canonical | 18 |
| The Amen Corner (play) | 3 |
| The Amen Corner fictional universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549247 — 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: The Amen Corner Context triple: [James Baldwin, notableWork, The Amen Corner]
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A.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain is James Baldwin’s seminal semi-autobiographical novel exploring race, religion, and family in early 20th-century Harlem.
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B.
Agnes of God
Agnes of God is a 1985 psychological drama film about a young nun, a dead newborn, and the ensuing clash between faith and reason during a court-ordered psychiatric investigation.
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C.
The Light of the World
The Light of the World is a famous religious painting by William Holman Hunt that depicts Christ knocking at a door, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and spiritual symbolism.
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D.
A Call from Heaven
"A Call from Heaven" is a 17th-century religious work by Puritan minister Increase Mather that exhorts readers to piety and spiritual preparation for death and the afterlife.
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E.
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, known for its gospel-infused soundtrack and heartwarming holiday-themed story.
- 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: The Amen Corner Target entity description: The Amen Corner is a 1954 play by James Baldwin that explores faith, family conflict, and race within a Harlem Pentecostal church community.
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A.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain is James Baldwin’s seminal semi-autobiographical novel exploring race, religion, and family in early 20th-century Harlem.
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B.
Agnes of God
Agnes of God is a 1985 psychological drama film about a young nun, a dead newborn, and the ensuing clash between faith and reason during a court-ordered psychiatric investigation.
-
C.
The Light of the World
The Light of the World is a famous religious painting by William Holman Hunt that depicts Christ knocking at a door, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and spiritual symbolism.
-
D.
A Call from Heaven
"A Call from Heaven" is a 17th-century religious work by Puritan minister Increase Mather that exhorts readers to piety and spiritual preparation for death and the afterlife.
-
E.
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, known for its gospel-infused soundtrack and heartwarming holiday-themed story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dateWritten | 1954 ⓘ |
| firstMajorProductionLocation |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
African-American theatre
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drama ⓘ religious drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio production
ⓘ
stage productions ⓘ television production ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Brother Boxer
ⓘ
Congregation members ⓘ David Alexander ⓘ Ida Jackson ⓘ Luke ⓘ Margaret Alexander ⓘ Odessa ⓘ Old Woman ⓘ Sister Boxer ⓘ Sister Douglass ⓘ Sister Moore ⓘ Young Man ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | African-American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Pentecostalism
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faith ⓘ family conflict ⓘ race ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| notableAuthorWorkOf | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
James Baldwin bibliography
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linked to:
James Baldwin
|
| placeOfNarrative | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| setting |
Harlem
ⓘ
Pentecostal church ⓘ |
| theme |
African-American urban life
ⓘ
conflict between religious faith and personal desire ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ hypocrisy in religious communities ⓘ marital breakdown ⓘ mother–son relationship ⓘ redemption ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| writer | James Baldwin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Amen Corner Description of subject: The Amen Corner is a 1954 play by James Baldwin that explores faith, family conflict, and race within a Harlem Pentecostal church community.
Referenced by (22)
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