William Frantz Elementary School
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William Frantz Elementary School is a historic New Orleans public school best known as the site of Ruby Bridges’ landmark 1960 integration, a key moment in the American civil rights movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Frantz Elementary School canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10405407 — 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: William Frantz Elementary School Context triple: [Ruby Bridges, educatedAt, William Frantz Elementary School]
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A.
August Ahrens Elementary School
August Ahrens Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waipahu, Hawaii, serving local K–5 students in the community.
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B.
Walter Zimmerman Elementary School
Walter Zimmerman Elementary School is a public elementary school serving young students in the Bloomington, Indiana area.
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C.
Fred L. Wilson Elementary School
Fred L. Wilson Elementary School is a public primary school serving early-grade students in the Kannapolis City Schools district in North Carolina.
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D.
Frank D. Parent Elementary School
Frank D. Parent Elementary School is a public primary school located in Inglewood, California, serving early-grade students in the local community.
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E.
Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School
Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving early-grade students in the Damascus area of Montgomery County, Maryland.
- 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: William Frantz Elementary School Target entity description: William Frantz Elementary School is a historic New Orleans public school best known as the site of Ruby Bridges’ landmark 1960 integration, a key moment in the American civil rights movement.
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A.
August Ahrens Elementary School
August Ahrens Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Waipahu, Hawaii, serving local K–5 students in the community.
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B.
Walter Zimmerman Elementary School
Walter Zimmerman Elementary School is a public elementary school serving young students in the Bloomington, Indiana area.
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C.
Fred L. Wilson Elementary School
Fred L. Wilson Elementary School is a public primary school serving early-grade students in the Kannapolis City Schools district in North Carolina.
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D.
Frank D. Parent Elementary School
Frank D. Parent Elementary School is a public primary school located in Inglewood, California, serving early-grade students in the local community.
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E.
Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School
Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving early-grade students in the Damascus area of Montgomery County, Maryland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights landmark
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historic school building ⓘ public elementary school ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American civil rights movement
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Ruby Bridges ⓘ school desegregation in the United States ⓘ |
| builtFor | Orleans Parish School Board ⓘ |
| city | New Orleans ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| desegregated | 1960 ⓘ |
| district |
Orleans Parish School District
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linked to:
Orleans Parish School Board
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| educationLevel | elementary ⓘ |
| eventDate | November 14, 1960 ⓘ |
| featuredIn | narratives about Brown v. Board of Education legacy ⓘ |
| governingBody | Orleans Parish School Board ⓘ |
| grades | K–5 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 29.969°N 90.039°W ⓘ |
| hasMurals | Ruby Bridges–themed artwork ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | implementation of federal desegregation orders in New Orleans ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
site of one of the first court-ordered school desegregations in the Deep South
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symbol of resistance to racial integration in education ⓘ |
| laterUse | integrated public elementary school ⓘ |
| legalContext | federal court-ordered desegregation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
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New Orleans ⓘ Orleans Parish ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| mediaDepiction | setting of Norman Rockwell’s painting “The Problem We All Live With” ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Frantz ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
Ninth Ward
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linked to:
Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans
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| notableEvent |
Ruby Bridges’ first day of school on November 14, 1960
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desegregation of New Orleans public schools ⓘ |
| NRHPListingReason | association with early school desegregation and Ruby Bridges ⓘ |
| opened | 1937 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | segregated white elementary school ⓘ |
| partOf | New Orleans Public Schools ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| publicAccess | public school facility ⓘ |
| region |
American South
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linked to:
Southern United States
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| schoolBoard | Orleans Parish School Board ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| student | Ruby Bridges ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
civil rights documentaries
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historical studies on school desegregation in New Orleans ⓘ |
| symbolizes | struggle for equal education rights in the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Frantz Elementary School Description of subject: William Frantz Elementary School is a historic New Orleans public school best known as the site of Ruby Bridges’ landmark 1960 integration, a key moment in the American civil rights movement.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story
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settingInstitution
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William Frantz Elementary School
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