The Daily Record (Black-owned newspaper)
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The Daily Record was a prominent Black-owned newspaper in Wilmington, North Carolina, whose destruction during the 1898 white supremacist coup symbolized the violent suppression of African American political and economic power in the post-Reconstruction South.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Daily Record (Black-owned newspaper) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1340168 — 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: The Daily Record (Black-owned newspaper) Context triple: [Wilmington insurrection of 1898, victim, The Daily Record (Black-owned newspaper)]
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A.
The Washington Times-Herald
The Washington Times-Herald was a Washington, D.C. daily newspaper known for its conservative editorial stance and coverage of national politics before its eventual merger into The Washington Post.
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B.
Frederick Douglass’s North Star newspaper
Frederick Douglass’s North Star newspaper was a prominent 19th-century abolitionist publication that advocated for the end of slavery and the advancement of civil rights for African Americans.
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C.
State of Black America report
The State of Black America report is an annual publication by the National Urban League that assesses and highlights the social, economic, and political conditions facing Black Americans in the United States.
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D.
Surrey Herald
Surrey Herald is a local newspaper serving the community of Addlestone and the surrounding Surrey area with regional news and information.
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E.
Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser
The Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser was an early 19th-century Baltimore newspaper best known for printing Francis Scott Key’s poem that became the lyrics to the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Daily Record (Black-owned newspaper) Target entity description: The Daily Record was a prominent Black-owned newspaper in Wilmington, North Carolina, whose destruction during the 1898 white supremacist coup symbolized the violent suppression of African American political and economic power in the post-Reconstruction South.
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A.
The Washington Times-Herald
The Washington Times-Herald was a Washington, D.C. daily newspaper known for its conservative editorial stance and coverage of national politics before its eventual merger into The Washington Post.
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B.
Frederick Douglass’s North Star newspaper
Frederick Douglass’s North Star newspaper was a prominent 19th-century abolitionist publication that advocated for the end of slavery and the advancement of civil rights for African Americans.
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C.
State of Black America report
The State of Black America report is an annual publication by the National Urban League that assesses and highlights the social, economic, and political conditions facing Black Americans in the United States.
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D.
Surrey Herald
Surrey Herald is a local newspaper serving the community of Addlestone and the surrounding Surrey area with regional news and information.
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E.
Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser
The Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser was an early 19th-century Baltimore newspaper best known for printing Francis Scott Key’s poem that became the lyrics to the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black-owned newspaper
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defunct newspaper ⓘ newspaper ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Wilmington insurrection of 1898 ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdeology | white supremacy (as target of violence) ⓘ |
| cityOfPublication |
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
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surface form:
Wilmington, North Carolina
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| countryOfPublication | United States of America ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | white supremacist mob ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | Wilmington insurrection of 1898 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African American economic issues
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African American political issues ⓘ African American social issues ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
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surface form:
Wilmington, North Carolina
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| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a prominent Black-owned newspaper in Wilmington, North Carolina
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its destruction during the 1898 white supremacist coup ⓘ role in African American public life in Wilmington before 1898 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | African American proprietors ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
pro–African American civil rights ⓘ |
| significantEvent | destruction during the Wilmington insurrection of 1898 ⓘ |
| stateOfPublication | North Carolina ⓘ |
| status |
destroyed
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no longer in publication ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898
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scholarship on Black press history in the United States ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
violent suppression of African American economic power in the post-Reconstruction South
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violent suppression of African American political power in the post-Reconstruction South ⓘ |
| targetAudience | African American community ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Daily Record (Black-owned newspaper) Description of subject: The Daily Record was a prominent Black-owned newspaper in Wilmington, North Carolina, whose destruction during the 1898 white supremacist coup symbolized the violent suppression of African American political and economic power in the post-Reconstruction South.
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