A Mission from God
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A Mission from God is a memoir by civil rights icon James Meredith recounting his historic 1962 integration of the University of Mississippi and his broader struggle for racial justice and personal faith.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Mission from God canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10265514 — 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: A Mission from God Context triple: [James Meredith, hasWritten, A Mission from God]
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A.
The Missionary
The Missionary is a film featuring Jim Clark’s acclaimed work as a film editor, recognized for its deft comedic timing and narrative pacing.
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B.
God’s Man
God’s Man is a 1929 wordless novel by American artist Lynd Ward, renowned for its powerful woodcut illustrations that explore themes of ambition, art, and fate.
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C.
God’s Work
"God’s Work" is a studio album by American country and pop singer LeAnn Rimes that blends spiritual themes with genre-crossing, introspective songs.
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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.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
- 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: A Mission from God Target entity description: A Mission from God is a memoir by civil rights icon James Meredith recounting his historic 1962 integration of the University of Mississippi and his broader struggle for racial justice and personal faith.
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A.
The Missionary
The Missionary is a film featuring Jim Clark’s acclaimed work as a film editor, recognized for its deft comedic timing and narrative pacing.
-
B.
God’s Man
God’s Man is a 1929 wordless novel by American artist Lynd Ward, renowned for its powerful woodcut illustrations that explore themes of ambition, art, and fate.
-
C.
God’s Work
"God’s Work" is a studio album by American country and pop singer LeAnn Rimes that blends spiritual themes with genre-crossing, introspective songs.
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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.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
federal intervention in civil rights
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legal battles over school desegregation ⓘ personal cost of activism ⓘ |
| author | James Meredith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describesEvent | 1962 integration of the University of Mississippi ⓘ |
| documents |
James Meredith’s broader struggle for racial justice
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James Meredith’s spiritual journey ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
confrontation with institutional racism
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courage ⓘ nonviolent protest ⓘ racial equality ⓘ religious calling ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
James Meredith’s role in desegregating the University of Mississippi
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personal faith and religious conviction ⓘ struggle against racial segregation in the American South ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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civil rights literature ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacter | James Meredith ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasSubjectHeading |
African Americans—Civil rights
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Civil rights movements—United States—History—20th century ⓘ College integration—Mississippi ⓘ Meredith, James—Biography ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in African American history
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readers interested in civil rights history ⓘ readers interested in religious and spiritual memoirs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian faith
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James Meredith ⓘ University of Mississippi integration ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| portrays |
James Meredith’s motivations for integrating Ole Miss
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tension between state and federal authorities ⓘ violence and resistance to desegregation ⓘ |
| setting |
Mississippi
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University of Mississippi ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1960s civil rights era
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mid-20th century United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Mission from God Description of subject: A Mission from God is a memoir by civil rights icon James Meredith recounting his historic 1962 integration of the University of Mississippi and his broader struggle for racial justice and personal faith.
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