The Past is Ours
E124041
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Past is Ours canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1066427 — 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: The Past is Ours Context triple: [United Daughters of the Confederacy, hasMotto, The Past is Ours]
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A.
We Ourselves
We Ourselves is the English translation of the Irish phrase "Sinn Féin," historically associated with Irish republicanism and self-determination.
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B.
Now and Then
"Now and Then" is a 1995 coming-of-age film that follows four women reminiscing about a formative summer from their childhood in the 1970s.
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C.
In Our Time
In Our Time is a 1925 short story collection by Ernest Hemingway that helped establish his distinctive minimalist style and major themes of war, loss, and disillusionment.
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D.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
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E.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
- 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: The Past is Ours Target entity description: "The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
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A.
We Ourselves
We Ourselves is the English translation of the Irish phrase "Sinn Féin," historically associated with Irish republicanism and self-determination.
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B.
Now and Then
"Now and Then" is a 1995 coming-of-age film that follows four women reminiscing about a formative summer from their childhood in the 1970s.
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C.
In Our Time
In Our Time is a 1925 short story collection by Ernest Hemingway that helped establish his distinctive minimalist style and major themes of war, loss, and disillusionment.
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D.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
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E.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motto
ⓘ
slogan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate memory
ⓘ
Lost Cause ideology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasInterpretation |
assertion of ownership over historical narrative
ⓘ
claim to define how the Confederate past is remembered ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Southern heritage
ⓘ
historical memory ⓘ preservation of the Confederate past ⓘ |
| ideologicallyAlignedWith | United Daughters of the Confederacy objectives ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| promotesViewOf |
Confederate legacy as cultural heritage
ⓘ
Confederate past as worthy of honor ⓘ |
| reflects |
focus on commemorating the Confederacy
ⓘ
selective remembrance of history ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Civil War memory
ⓘ
Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| timeFocus |
19th-century Southern United States
ⓘ
American Civil War era ⓘ |
| usedBy | United Daughters of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
organizational identity
ⓘ
public messaging ⓘ recruitment and solidarity among members ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
Confederate commemoration
ⓘ
heritage organizations in the American South ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Past is Ours Description of subject: "The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.