Anne Hampton Northup
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Anne Hampton Northup was the wife of Solomon Northup who maintained their family and sought his return during his twelve years of enslavement in the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anne Hampton Northup canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9113617 — 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: Anne Hampton Northup Context triple: [Solomon Northup, spouse, Anne Hampton Northup]
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A.
Harriet Jacobs
Harriet Jacobs was a formerly enslaved African American woman whose 1861 autobiography "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" became a landmark work in abolitionist literature and early Black feminist writing.
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B.
Mary Prince
Mary Prince was a formerly enslaved West Indian woman whose 1831 autobiography became a powerful firsthand account of slavery and a landmark text in the British abolitionist movement.
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C.
Solomon Northup
Solomon Northup was a free African American man from New York who was kidnapped into slavery in 1841 and later authored the influential memoir "Twelve Years a Slave" recounting his ordeal.
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D.
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was a formerly enslaved African American abolitionist and women’s rights advocate best known for her powerful “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech and her tireless activism for racial and gender equality.
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E.
Biddy Mason
Biddy Mason was a formerly enslaved African American woman who became a prominent nurse, landowner, and philanthropist in Los Angeles, known for her legal fight for freedom and significant contributions to the city’s early development.
- 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: Anne Hampton Northup Target entity description: Anne Hampton Northup was the wife of Solomon Northup who maintained their family and sought his return during his twelve years of enslavement in the 19th century.
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A.
Harriet Jacobs
Harriet Jacobs was a formerly enslaved African American woman whose 1861 autobiography "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" became a landmark work in abolitionist literature and early Black feminist writing.
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B.
Mary Prince
Mary Prince was a formerly enslaved West Indian woman whose 1831 autobiography became a powerful firsthand account of slavery and a landmark text in the British abolitionist movement.
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C.
Solomon Northup
Solomon Northup was a free African American man from New York who was kidnapped into slavery in 1841 and later authored the influential memoir "Twelve Years a Slave" recounting his ordeal.
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D.
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was a formerly enslaved African American abolitionist and women’s rights advocate best known for her powerful “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech and her tireless activism for racial and gender equality.
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E.
Biddy Mason
Biddy Mason was a formerly enslaved African American woman who became a prominent nurse, landowner, and philanthropist in Los Angeles, known for her legal fight for freedom and significant contributions to the city’s early development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Twelve Years a Slave
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linked to:
12 Years a Slave
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Northup ⓘ |
| familyRole | mother ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | abolitionist context ⓘ |
| givenName | Anne ⓘ |
| hasSpouseOccupation |
farmer
ⓘ
violinist ⓘ |
| lifeEvent |
husband kidnapped and sold into slavery
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reunited with Solomon Northup after his emancipation ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Solomon Northup ⓘ |
| name | Anne Hampton Northup ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the wife of Solomon Northup
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maintaining her family during Solomon Northup's enslavement ⓘ seeking the return of Solomon Northup from enslavement ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
New York (state)
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linked to:
New York State
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| portrayedBy | Kelsey Scott ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
film Twelve Years a Slave
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linked to:
12 Years a Slave
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| spouse | Solomon Northup ⓘ |
| spouseRole | advocated for Solomon Northup's freedom ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical and biographical studies related to Solomon Northup
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scholarship on families of enslaved and free Black Americans in the 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anne Hampton Northup Description of subject: Anne Hampton Northup was the wife of Solomon Northup who maintained their family and sought his return during his twelve years of enslavement in the 19th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.