Naxos (fictional Southern Black school)
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Naxos is a fictional Southern Black educational institution in Nella Larsen’s novel "Quicksand," depicted as a rigid, conformist school that embodies the constraints of respectability politics and racial uplift ideology in the early 20th-century United States.
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| Naxos (fictional Southern Black school) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Naxos (fictional Southern Black school) Context triple: [Quicksand, setInInstitution, Naxos (fictional Southern Black school)]
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A.
Cosby High School
Cosby High School is a public secondary school serving students in the rural community of Cosby, Tennessee.
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B.
Soulsville Charter School
Soulsville Charter School is a public charter school in Memphis, Tennessee, known for its rigorous academics and strong music-focused curriculum rooted in the city’s soul music heritage.
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C.
Xenia Academy
Xenia Academy was a 19th-century educational institution in Xenia, Ohio, known for preparing students—such as future journalist and diplomat Whitelaw Reid—for collegiate and professional careers.
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D.
Malcolm X Elementary School
Malcolm X Elementary School is a public elementary school in South Berkeley, California, named after civil rights leader Malcolm X and known for its diverse student body and community engagement.
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E.
Howard School
Howard School was the original educational institution that later evolved into Fayetteville State University, one of the oldest historically Black universities in North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Naxos (fictional Southern Black school) Target entity description: Naxos is a fictional Southern Black educational institution in Nella Larsen’s novel "Quicksand," depicted as a rigid, conformist school that embodies the constraints of respectability politics and racial uplift ideology in the early 20th-century United States.
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A.
Cosby High School
Cosby High School is a public secondary school serving students in the rural community of Cosby, Tennessee.
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B.
Soulsville Charter School
Soulsville Charter School is a public charter school in Memphis, Tennessee, known for its rigorous academics and strong music-focused curriculum rooted in the city’s soul music heritage.
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C.
Xenia Academy
Xenia Academy was a 19th-century educational institution in Xenia, Ohio, known for preparing students—such as future journalist and diplomat Whitelaw Reid—for collegiate and professional careers.
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D.
Malcolm X Elementary School
Malcolm X Elementary School is a public elementary school in South Berkeley, California, named after civil rights leader Malcolm X and known for its diverse student body and community engagement.
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E.
Howard School
Howard School was the original educational institution that later evolved into Fayetteville State University, one of the oldest historically Black universities in North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional educational institution
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fictional school ⓘ literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Quicksand ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Black middle-class respectability
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assimilation ⓘ conformity ⓘ gender and race in education ⓘ institutional racism ⓘ racial uplift ideology ⓘ respectability politics ⓘ |
| countryOfPublicationContext |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Nella Larsen ⓘ |
| depictedTimePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| educationalLevelInFiction | school ⓘ |
| enforces |
dress codes reflecting respectability
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strict behavioral codes ⓘ |
| functionInNarrative |
critique of Black educational institutions
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site of protagonist’s alienation ⓘ symbol of restrictive racial uplift ideology ⓘ |
| governedBy | conservative Black leadership (in fiction) ⓘ |
| hasFictionalPopulation |
Black faculty
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Black students ⓘ |
| influencesCharacter | Helga Crane ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction |
American South
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linked to:
Southern United States
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| medium | novel ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
authoritarian
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conformist ⓘ morally conservative ⓘ respectability-driven institution ⓘ rigid ⓘ |
| promotes |
assimilationist values
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racial uplift through respectability ⓘ |
| racialCompositionInFiction | predominantly Black ⓘ |
| roleInHelgaCraneArc | starting point of Helga Crane’s disillusionment ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
constraints on Black individuality
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limitations of accommodationist politics ⓘ tension between personal freedom and communal expectations ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1928 ⓘ |
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Subject: Naxos (fictional Southern Black school) Description of subject: Naxos is a fictional Southern Black educational institution in Nella Larsen’s novel "Quicksand," depicted as a rigid, conformist school that embodies the constraints of respectability politics and racial uplift ideology in the early 20th-century United States.
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