The Sport of the Gods
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The Sport of the Gods is a 1902 novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar that explores the struggles of an African American family uprooted from the South to Harlem, examining themes of racism, injustice, and urban life.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Sport of the Gods canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13026279 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Sport of the Gods Context triple: [Paul Laurence Dunbar, notableWork, The Sport of the Gods]
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A.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 biographical sports drama film about early 20th-century golf prodigy Francis Ouimet and his historic U.S. Open victory.
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B.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary triple-overtime showdown between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns in the 1976 NBA Finals, widely regarded as one of the most dramatic and exciting games in basketball history.
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C.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary 1958 NFL Championship clash between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants that popularized professional football through its dramatic sudden-death overtime finish.
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D.
World's Greatest Athlete
"World's Greatest Athlete" is an honorific nickname traditionally given to elite decathletes, notably applied to American track and field star Ashton Eaton for his dominance in the event.
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E.
The Spirit of the Game
The Spirit of the Game is a book by sports journalist Mihir Bose that explores the ethics, culture, and evolving values at the heart of competitive sport.
- 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: The Sport of the Gods Target entity description: The Sport of the Gods is a 1902 novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar that explores the struggles of an African American family uprooted from the South to Harlem, examining themes of racism, injustice, and urban life.
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A.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 biographical sports drama film about early 20th-century golf prodigy Francis Ouimet and his historic U.S. Open victory.
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B.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary triple-overtime showdown between the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns in the 1976 NBA Finals, widely regarded as one of the most dramatic and exciting games in basketball history.
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C.
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played is the legendary 1958 NFL Championship clash between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants that popularized professional football through its dramatic sudden-death overtime finish.
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D.
World's Greatest Athlete
"World's Greatest Athlete" is an honorific nickname traditionally given to elite decathletes, notably applied to American track and field star Ashton Eaton for his dominance in the event.
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E.
The Spirit of the Game
The Spirit of the Game is a book by sports journalist Mihir Bose that explores the ethics, culture, and evolving values at the heart of competitive sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Paul Laurence Dunbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
African American migration from South to North
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Black life in Harlem ⓘ effects of false criminal accusations ⓘ racial discrimination in the North ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
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novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Sport of the Gods (1921 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| influencedBy | post-Reconstruction racial climate in the United States ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African American realism
NERFINISHED
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American realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class and social mobility
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family disintegration ⓘ injustice ⓘ migration ⓘ racial prejudice in the justice system ⓘ racism ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of the American justice system
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early depiction of Harlem as an African American urban center ⓘ portrayal of Black working-class experience ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Berry Hamilton
NERFINISHED
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Fannie Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Kit Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dodd, Mead and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
American South
NERFINISHED
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Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sport of the Gods Description of subject: The Sport of the Gods is a 1902 novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar that explores the struggles of an African American family uprooted from the South to Harlem, examining themes of racism, injustice, and urban life.
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