Gordon (formerly enslaved man)
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Gordon, also known as "Whipped Peter," was a formerly enslaved man whose scarred back became a powerful symbol of the brutality of slavery and fueled abolitionist sentiment during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Gordon (formerly enslaved man) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16660262 — 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: Gordon (formerly enslaved man) Context triple: [Emancipation Memorial (Washington, D.C.), depicts, Gordon (formerly enslaved man)]
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A.
Henry Wilberforce
Henry Wilberforce was a 19th-century English journalist and prominent Roman Catholic convert known for his religious writings and advocacy.
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B.
Henry Blanke
Henry Blanke was a prominent German-born American film producer best known for his long association with Warner Bros. and his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
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C.
Brently
Brently is a masculine given name, most notably borne by the fictional character Brently Mallard in Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour.”
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D.
Mr. Garrison
Mr. Garrison is a controversial and eccentric schoolteacher character from the animated television series "South Park."
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E.
Henry Owens
Henry Owens was a member of the influential American gospel vocal group the Golden Gate Quartet, known for its pioneering role in shaping modern gospel and spiritual music.
- 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: Gordon (formerly enslaved man) Target entity description: Gordon, also known as "Whipped Peter," was a formerly enslaved man whose scarred back became a powerful symbol of the brutality of slavery and fueled abolitionist sentiment during the American Civil War.
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A.
Henry Wilberforce
Henry Wilberforce was a 19th-century English journalist and prominent Roman Catholic convert known for his religious writings and advocacy.
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B.
Henry Blanke
Henry Blanke was a prominent German-born American film producer best known for his long association with Warner Bros. and his work on numerous classic Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
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C.
Brently
Brently is a masculine given name, most notably borne by the fictional character Brently Mallard in Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour.”
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D.
Mr. Garrison
Mr. Garrison is a controversial and eccentric schoolteacher character from the animated television series "South Park."
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E.
Henry Owens
Henry Owens was a member of the influential American gospel vocal group the Golden Gate Quartet, known for its pioneering role in shaping modern gospel and spiritual music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.