Lorraine Motel
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The Lorraine Motel is a historic site in Memphis, Tennessee, best known as the location of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and now preserved as part of a major civil rights museum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lorraine Motel canonical | 12 |
| Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry Street, Memphis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T770053 — 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: Lorraine Motel Context triple: [National Civil Rights Museum, locatedAt, Lorraine Motel]
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A.
16th Street Baptist Church
The 16th Street Baptist Church is a historic African American church in Birmingham, Alabama, best known as the site of a 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed four Black girls and became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
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B.
Medgar Evers Home Museum
The Medgar Evers Home Museum is the preserved former residence of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, now serving as a historic site commemorating his life and assassination during the Civil Rights Movement.
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C.
Selma Historic District
The Selma Historic District is a nationally recognized area in Selma, Alabama, noted for its well-preserved 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and its central role in the American civil rights movement.
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D.
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a historic Montgomery, Alabama church best known as the pastoral home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a key organizing center of the civil rights movement, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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E.
Selma Interpretive Center
The Selma Interpretive Center is a visitor and education center in Selma, Alabama, that commemorates the civil rights movement and the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches.
- 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: Lorraine Motel Target entity description: The Lorraine Motel is a historic site in Memphis, Tennessee, best known as the location of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and now preserved as part of a major civil rights museum.
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A.
16th Street Baptist Church
The 16th Street Baptist Church is a historic African American church in Birmingham, Alabama, best known as the site of a 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed four Black girls and became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
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B.
Medgar Evers Home Museum
The Medgar Evers Home Museum is the preserved former residence of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, now serving as a historic site commemorating his life and assassination during the Civil Rights Movement.
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C.
Selma Historic District
The Selma Historic District is a nationally recognized area in Selma, Alabama, noted for its well-preserved 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and its central role in the American civil rights movement.
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D.
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a historic Montgomery, Alabama church best known as the pastoral home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a key organizing center of the civil rights movement, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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E.
Selma Interpretive Center
The Selma Interpretive Center is a visitor and education center in Selma, Alabama, that commemorates the civil rights movement and the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassination site
ⓘ
civil rights landmark ⓘ historic motel ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | mid-20th-century motel architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1968 Memphis sanitation workers' strike
ⓘ
Poor People's Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Poor People’s Campaign
|
| balconyAssociatedWithAssassination | outside Room 306 ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| city | Memphis ⓘ |
| closureAsMotel | 1980s ⓘ |
| commemorates |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| convertedTo | museum complex ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfEvent | 1968-04-04 ⓘ |
| desegregated | 1960s ⓘ |
| function |
educational site
ⓘ
memorial site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balcony overlooking parking lot
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iconic turquoise doors ⓘ two-story exterior-corridor design ⓘ vintage cars permanently parked in front ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | wreath on balcony railing ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Main Street Historic District ⓘ |
| location |
Memphis, Tennessee
ⓘ
linked to:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
|
| museumOpeningDate | 1991-09-28 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lorraine Hansberry (disputed, sometimes said to be named after a song "Sweet Lorraine")
ⓘ
linked to:
Lorraine Hansberry
|
| notableGuest |
Aretha Franklin
ⓘ
Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Nat King Cole ⓘ Ray Charles ⓘ |
| NRHPDistrict | South Main Street Historic District ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| opened | 1920s ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Civil Rights Museum ⓘ |
| originalUse | whites-only motel ⓘ |
| owner |
Lorraine Bailey
ⓘ
Walter Bailey ⓘ |
| partOf | National Civil Rights Museum ⓘ |
| preservedAs | historic site ⓘ |
| region |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| roomNumberAssociatedWithAssassination | 306 ⓘ |
| servedAs | lodging for Black travelers during segregation ⓘ |
| significance | site of a pivotal event in U.S. civil rights history ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 450 Mulberry Street ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lorraine Motel Description of subject: The Lorraine Motel is a historic site in Memphis, Tennessee, best known as the location of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and now preserved as part of a major civil rights museum.
Referenced by (13)
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