Majors and Minors
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Majors and Minors is an 1895 poetry collection by Paul Laurence Dunbar that helped establish him as a pioneering African American literary voice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Majors and Minors canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Majors and Minors Context triple: [Paul Laurence Dunbar, notableWork, Majors and Minors]
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Majors
Majors is a surname most notably associated with American businessman and freight magnate Alexander Majors, a co-founder of the Pony Express.
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B.
Majors
The Majors is the nickname for the athletic teams representing Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.
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C.
Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts is an undergraduate academic degree typically awarded for programs in the humanities, social sciences, or liberal arts.
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D.
University Studies
University Studies is an academic division at James Madison University that oversees interdisciplinary and exploratory programs for students who have not yet declared a specific major or are pursuing broad, cross-disciplinary studies.
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E.
School of Undergraduate Studies
The School of Undergraduate Studies is the division of Cambridge College that offers bachelor’s degree programs and foundational academic coursework for undergraduate students.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Majors and Minors Target entity description: Majors and Minors is an 1895 poetry collection by Paul Laurence Dunbar that helped establish him as a pioneering African American literary voice.
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A.
Majors
Majors is a surname most notably associated with American businessman and freight magnate Alexander Majors, a co-founder of the Pony Express.
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B.
Majors
The Majors is the nickname for the athletic teams representing Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.
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C.
Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts is an undergraduate academic degree typically awarded for programs in the humanities, social sciences, or liberal arts.
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D.
University Studies
University Studies is an academic division at James Madison University that oversees interdisciplinary and exploratory programs for students who have not yet declared a specific major or are pursuing broad, cross-disciplinary studies.
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E.
School of Undergraduate Studies
The School of Undergraduate Studies is the division of Cambridge College that offers bachelor’s degree programs and foundational academic coursework for undergraduate students.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Paul Laurence Dunbar’s early career ⓘ |
| author | Paul Laurence Dunbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
dialect poems
ⓘ
standard English poems ⓘ |
| contributedTo | establishing Paul Laurence Dunbar as a pioneering African American literary voice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | helped bring Paul Laurence Dunbar to national attention ⓘ |
| firstEdition | 1895 first edition by Hadley & Hadley ⓘ |
| followedBy | Lyrics of Lowly Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“The Poet and His Song”
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
“We Wear the Mask” NERFINISHED ⓘ “When Malindy Sings” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Majors and Minors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later African American poets ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | African American literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of racial identity in late 19th-century America
ⓘ
use of African American dialect ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 120 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Oak and Ivy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1895 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hadley & Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | major work in African American literary canon ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
African American life
ⓘ
love ⓘ nature ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Majors and Minors Description of subject: Majors and Minors is an 1895 poetry collection by Paul Laurence Dunbar that helped establish him as a pioneering African American literary voice.
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