Josephine DeCuir
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Josephine DeCuir was the Black civil rights plaintiff whose challenge to racial segregation in interstate steamboat travel led to the landmark 1878 U.S. Supreme Court case Hall v. DeCuir.
All labels observed (1)
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| Josephine DeCuir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13759148 — 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: Josephine DeCuir Context triple: [Hall v. DeCuir, hasPlaintiff, Josephine DeCuir]
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A.
Josephine Miles
Josephine Miles was an influential American poet, literary critic, and longtime University of California, Berkeley professor known for her pioneering work in quantitative literary analysis and support of diverse voices in literature.
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B.
Jeanne Carmen
Jeanne Carmen was an American model, pin-up girl, and B-movie actress known for her roles in low-budget films of the 1950s and her colorful Hollywood social life.
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C.
Stella DuBois
Stella DuBois is a central character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," known as Blanche DuBois's younger sister who is married to Stanley Kowalski.
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D.
Josephine Bloom
Josephine Bloom is a character in the film and novel "Big Fish," known as the supportive and loving wife of Will Bloom.
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E.
Josephine Del Deo
Josephine Del Deo was an American writer, preservationist, and cultural advocate known for her pivotal role in protecting Provincetown’s historic and artistic heritage.
- 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: Josephine DeCuir Target entity description: Josephine DeCuir was the Black civil rights plaintiff whose challenge to racial segregation in interstate steamboat travel led to the landmark 1878 U.S. Supreme Court case Hall v. DeCuir.
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A.
Josephine Miles
Josephine Miles was an influential American poet, literary critic, and longtime University of California, Berkeley professor known for her pioneering work in quantitative literary analysis and support of diverse voices in literature.
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B.
Jeanne Carmen
Jeanne Carmen was an American model, pin-up girl, and B-movie actress known for her roles in low-budget films of the 1950s and her colorful Hollywood social life.
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C.
Stella DuBois
Stella DuBois is a central character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," known as Blanche DuBois's younger sister who is married to Stanley Kowalski.
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D.
Josephine Bloom
Josephine Bloom is a character in the film and novel "Big Fish," known as the supportive and loving wife of Will Bloom.
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E.
Josephine Del Deo
Josephine Del Deo was an American writer, preservationist, and cultural advocate known for her pivotal role in protecting Provincetown’s historic and artistic heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.