The Negro People in American History
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The Negro People in American History is a historical work that traces the experiences, struggles, and contributions of African Americans within the broader narrative of United States history.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Negro People in American History canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10336066 — 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 Negro People in American History Context triple: [Outline Political History of the Americas, relatedWorkByAuthor, The Negro People in American History]
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A.
A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States
A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States is a landmark multi-volume collection of primary sources chronicling African American history, struggle, and culture from colonial times onward.
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B.
The Story of the Negro
The Story of the Negro is a historical survey book by Arna Bontemps that traces the experiences, struggles, and contributions of African Americans from slavery through the early 20th century.
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C.
The Future of the American Negro
"The Future of the American Negro" is an 1899 book by Booker T. Washington in which he outlines his views on African American progress through industrial education, self-help, and economic advancement in the post–Civil War United States.
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D.
The Myth of the Negro Past
The Myth of the Negro Past is a pioneering 1941 anthropological study by Melville J. Herskovits that challenged prevailing racist assumptions by documenting the enduring African cultural heritage among African Americans.
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E.
Five Great American Negroes
Five Great American Negroes is a celebrated artwork by Charles White that honors prominent African American historical figures and their contributions to U.S. history.
- 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 Negro People in American History Target entity description: The Negro People in American History is a historical work that traces the experiences, struggles, and contributions of African Americans within the broader narrative of United States history.
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A.
A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States
A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States is a landmark multi-volume collection of primary sources chronicling African American history, struggle, and culture from colonial times onward.
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B.
The Story of the Negro
The Story of the Negro is a historical survey book by Arna Bontemps that traces the experiences, struggles, and contributions of African Americans from slavery through the early 20th century.
-
C.
The Future of the American Negro
"The Future of the American Negro" is an 1899 book by Booker T. Washington in which he outlines his views on African American progress through industrial education, self-help, and economic advancement in the post–Civil War United States.
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D.
The Myth of the Negro Past
The Myth of the Negro Past is a pioneering 1941 anthropological study by Melville J. Herskovits that challenged prevailing racist assumptions by documenting the enduring African cultural heritage among African Americans.
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E.
Five Great American Negroes
Five Great American Negroes is a celebrated artwork by Charles White that honors prominent African American historical figures and their contributions to U.S. history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | integrate African American history into U.S. national narrative ⓘ |
| analyzes | relationship between race and American democracy ⓘ |
| chronologicalScope | multiple historical periods in U.S. history ⓘ |
| contextualizes | African American history within broader U.S. events ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coversTopic |
African American cultural contributions
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African American political history ⓘ African American social history ⓘ Jim Crow era ⓘ
linked to:
Jim Crow laws
Reconstruction era ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| documents |
achievements of African Americans
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resistance by African Americans ⓘ systemic oppression of African Americans ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
contributions of African Americans
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experiences of African Americans ⓘ struggles of African Americans ⓘ |
| genre | history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | African American historical experience ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in African American history
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students of American history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African Americans
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linked to:
Black Americans
United States history ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | broader narrative of United States history ⓘ |
| workType | secondary source ⓘ |
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Subject: The Negro People in American History Description of subject: The Negro People in American History is a historical work that traces the experiences, struggles, and contributions of African Americans within the broader narrative of United States history.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Outline Political History of the Americas
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relatedWorkByAuthor
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The Negro People in American History
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