They Were White and They Were Slaves
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They Were White and They Were Slaves is a controversial book by Michael A. Hoffman II that argues white Europeans were extensively enslaved in early America, often cited in debates over the history of slavery and race.
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| They Were White and They Were Slaves canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16411647 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: They Were White and They Were Slaves Context triple: [Michael A. Hoffman II, notableWork, They Were White and They Were Slaves]
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A.
Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes is a historical ledger compiled by the British in 1783 that records the names and details of thousands of Black Loyalists who were evacuated from the United States to British territories after the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Slaves in the Family
Slaves in the Family is a nonfiction book by Edward Ball that investigates his family's history as slaveholders in the American South and explores the lives and legacies of the enslaved people they owned.
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C.
The House of Bondage
The House of Bondage is a 1914 silent drama film featuring actress Lottie Pickford in a prominent role.
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D.
Parade of the Slave Children
"Parade of the Slave Children" is a musical cue composed by John Williams for the film *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*, accompanying the sequence of enslaved children being freed.
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E.
The Coming Slavery
"The Coming Slavery" is an essay by Herbert Spencer warning that expanding state control and social legislation would gradually erode individual liberty and lead to a form of modern servitude.
- 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: They Were White and They Were Slaves Target entity description: They Were White and They Were Slaves is a controversial book by Michael A. Hoffman II that argues white Europeans were extensively enslaved in early America, often cited in debates over the history of slavery and race.
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A.
Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes is a historical ledger compiled by the British in 1783 that records the names and details of thousands of Black Loyalists who were evacuated from the United States to British territories after the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Slaves in the Family
Slaves in the Family is a nonfiction book by Edward Ball that investigates his family's history as slaveholders in the American South and explores the lives and legacies of the enslaved people they owned.
-
C.
The House of Bondage
The House of Bondage is a 1914 silent drama film featuring actress Lottie Pickford in a prominent role.
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D.
Parade of the Slave Children
"Parade of the Slave Children" is a musical cue composed by John Williams for the film *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom*, accompanying the sequence of enslaved children being freed.
-
E.
The Coming Slavery
"The Coming Slavery" is an essay by Herbert Spencer warning that expanding state control and social legislation would gradually erode individual liberty and lead to a form of modern servitude.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael A. Hoffman II