Talking Union
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Talking Union is a 1941 album of pro-labor folk songs by the Almanac Singers that became a classic of American union and protest music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Talking Union canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9057776 — 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: Talking Union Context triple: [Almanac Singers, notableWork, Talking Union]
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A.
UNITE
UNITE was a North American labor union representing workers in the needle trades, industrial, and textile sectors before later merging into UNITE HERE.
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B.
Unite the Union
Unite the Union is one of the largest trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland, representing workers across multiple industries and playing a major role in labor rights and collective bargaining.
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C.
One Big Union
One Big Union is a labor movement concept advocating that all workers join a single, unified union to collectively challenge capitalist exploitation and control industry democratically.
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D.
the Union
The Union is the main social and activity hub for students at the University of St Andrews, housing bars, event spaces, and facilities for clubs and societies.
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E.
A Union of Professionals
A Union of Professionals is the motto of the American Federation of Teachers, emphasizing its identity as a labor organization representing and advocating for educators and other professional workers.
- 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: Talking Union Target entity description: Talking Union is a 1941 album of pro-labor folk songs by the Almanac Singers that became a classic of American union and protest music.
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A.
UNITE
UNITE was a North American labor union representing workers in the needle trades, industrial, and textile sectors before later merging into UNITE HERE.
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B.
Unite the Union
Unite the Union is one of the largest trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland, representing workers across multiple industries and playing a major role in labor rights and collective bargaining.
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C.
One Big Union
One Big Union is a labor movement concept advocating that all workers join a single, unified union to collectively challenge capitalist exploitation and control industry democratically.
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D.
the Union
The Union is the main social and activity hub for students at the University of St Andrews, housing bars, event spaces, and facilities for clubs and societies.
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E.
A Union of Professionals
A Union of Professionals is the motto of the American Federation of Teachers, emphasizing its identity as a labor organization representing and advocating for educators and other professional workers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk music album
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music album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Almanac Singers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs |
classic of American protest music
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classic of American union music ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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protest music ⓘ union songs ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
collective bargaining
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labor movement ⓘ pro-labor politics ⓘ trade unions ⓘ union organizing ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| influenced |
later union song collections
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postwar American protest singers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Talking Union ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on American protest music
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influence on American union music ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 78 rpm record ⓘ |
| performer | Almanac Singers ⓘ |
| recordingArtistMember |
Lee Hays
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Millard Lampell ⓘ Pete Seeger ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of American folk music
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studies of labor movement culture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Talking Union Description of subject: Talking Union is a 1941 album of pro-labor folk songs by the Almanac Singers that became a classic of American union and protest music.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.