Between the World and Me
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"Between the World and Me" is a critically acclaimed nonfiction book by Ta-Nehisi Coates that reflects on race, identity, and the Black experience in America through a personal letter to his son.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Between the World and Me canonical | 6 |
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Target entity: Between the World and Me Context triple: [Ta-Nehisi Coates, notableWork, Between the World and Me]
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A.
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro is a 2016 documentary film that uses James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript and archival footage to examine the history of racism in the United States through his reflections on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.
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B.
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama’s acclaimed memoir that explores his early life, family history, and search for identity across the United States, Kenya, and Indonesia.
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C.
The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns is Isabel Wilkerson’s acclaimed historical study that traces the lives and journeys of African Americans who left the Jim Crow South for the North and West in the 20th century.
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D.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time is a seminal 1963 non-fiction book by James Baldwin that powerfully examines race, religion, and the Black experience in America through two extended essays.
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E.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom is Nelson Mandela’s autobiographical account of his life and struggle against apartheid, charting his journey from rural childhood to becoming South Africa’s first Black president.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Between the World and Me Target entity description: "Between the World and Me" is a critically acclaimed nonfiction book by Ta-Nehisi Coates that reflects on race, identity, and the Black experience in America through a personal letter to his son.
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A.
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro is a 2016 documentary film that uses James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript and archival footage to examine the history of racism in the United States through his reflections on the lives and assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.
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B.
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama’s acclaimed memoir that explores his early life, family history, and search for identity across the United States, Kenya, and Indonesia.
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C.
The Warmth of Other Suns
The Warmth of Other Suns is Isabel Wilkerson’s acclaimed historical study that traces the lives and journeys of African Americans who left the Jim Crow South for the North and West in the 20th century.
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D.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time is a seminal 1963 non-fiction book by James Baldwin that powerfully examines race, religion, and the Black experience in America through two extended essays.
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E.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom is Nelson Mandela’s autobiographical account of his life and struggle against apartheid, charting his journey from rural childhood to becoming South Africa’s first Black president.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epistolary work
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essay ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| adaptation | HBO film adaptation ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television special ⓘ |
| addressee | Ta-Nehisi Coates's son ⓘ |
| author | Ta-Nehisi Coates ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award for Nonfiction ⓘ |
| awardYear |
National Book Award for Nonfiction
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surface form:
2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction
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| bestsellerList | The New York Times Best Seller list ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| discusses |
Howard University
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historical and contemporary racism ⓘ police killings of Black people ⓘ American Dream ⓘ
surface form:
the American Dream
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| genre |
African-American literature
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memoir ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
The Fire Next Time
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surface form:
James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time
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| isbn | 978-0-8129-9354-7 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | letter ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American history
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Black experience in America ⓘ fatherhood ⓘ fear and vulnerability ⓘ identity ⓘ police violence ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ structural racism ⓘ the Black body ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | second-person address ⓘ |
| notableFor |
epistolary structure as a letter to the author's son
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exploration of Black embodiment in America ⓘ influence on contemporary discussions of race ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 150 pages ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher | Spiegel & Grau ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| targetAudience | general adult readers ⓘ |
| titleFrom | Richard Wright poem "Between the World and Me" ⓘ |
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