Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall

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African-American woman civil rights activist human

Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall was the first wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, known for her quiet but pivotal support of his early civil rights work.

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Label	Occurrences
Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T84525 — 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: Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall
Context triple: [Thurgood Marshall, spouse, Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall]

A. Henry Armstrong
Henry Armstrong was an American professional boxer renowned for simultaneously holding world titles in three different weight divisions during the late 1930s.
B. Cedric Maxwell
Cedric Maxwell is a former NBA forward best known for his key role in the Boston Celtics’ 1981 and 1984 championship teams and for earning the 1981 NBA Finals MVP award.
C. Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
D. Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn was an American jazz musician and poet best known as the father of rapper Common and for his spoken-word appearances on his son's albums.
E. Jo Jo White
Jo Jo White was an American Hall of Fame point guard best known for leading the Boston Celtics to two NBA championships in the 1970s and earning NBA Finals MVP in 1976.
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: Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall
Target entity description: Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall was the first wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, known for her quiet but pivotal support of his early civil rights work.

A. Henry Armstrong
Henry Armstrong was an American professional boxer renowned for simultaneously holding world titles in three different weight divisions during the late 1930s.
B. Cedric Maxwell
Cedric Maxwell is a former NBA forward best known for his key role in the Boston Celtics’ 1981 and 1984 championship teams and for earning the 1981 NBA Finals MVP award.
C. Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
D. Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn was an American jazz musician and poet best known as the father of rapper Common and for his spoken-word appearances on his son's albums.
E. Jo Jo White
Jo Jo White was an American Hall of Fame point guard best known for leading the Boston Celtics to two NBA championships in the 1970s and earning NBA Finals MVP in 1976.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African-American woman ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ
associatedWith	Howard University School of Law community ⓘ NAACP ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
citizenshipStatus	U.S. citizen ⓘ
connectedToCaseHistory	Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ surface form: Brown v. Board of Education (indirectly through support of Thurgood Marshall)
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
describedAs	quiet but pivotal supporter of civil rights work ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African Americans
familyName	Burey ⓘ Marshall ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
givenName	Vivian ⓘ
hasNotableSpouse	Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
historicalContext	Jim Crow laws ⓘ surface form: Jim Crow era United States early civil rights litigation period ⓘ
influenced	personal life and career of Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
knownFor	emotional and practical support of Thurgood Marshall during landmark cases ⓘ quiet behind-the-scenes support of civil rights litigation ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
legacy	recognized for foundational support of Thurgood Marshall's achievements ⓘ
maritalStatus	married to Thurgood Marshall until her death ⓘ
marriageOrderToThurgoodMarshall	first wife ⓘ
mediaDepictionAs	unsung hero of civil rights movement ⓘ
movement	American civil rights movement ⓘ
nickname	Buster ⓘ
notableFor	being the first wife of Thurgood Marshall ⓘ supporting Thurgood Marshall's early civil rights work ⓘ
occupation	civil rights worker ⓘ
partOf	African-American history ⓘ story of the U.S. Supreme Court's civil rights jurisprudence ⓘ
placeOfResidence	Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, Maryland, United States New York City ⓘ surface form: New York City, New York, United States
religion	Protestantism ⓘ
roleInLifeOf	Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
sphereOfActivity	civil rights ⓘ support of legal advocacy ⓘ
spouse	Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
spouseOfOccupation	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
supported	NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund activities ⓘ Thurgood Marshall's legal career ⓘ
typeOfContribution	administrative assistance ⓘ emotional support ⓘ financial sacrifice ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thurgood Marshall → spouse → Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall ⓘ

Burey → maidenSurnameOf → Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall ⓘ

Thoroughgood Marshall → spouse → Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall ⓘ

subject surface form: Thurgood Marshall

Vivian → spouse → Vivian "Buster" Burey Marshall ⓘ