James Peck
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James Peck was an American pacifist and civil rights activist known for his courageous involvement in nonviolent protests, including the Freedom Rides challenging racial segregation in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Peck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T613542 — 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: James Peck Context triple: [Freedom Rides, participant, James Peck]
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A.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
William Jackson
William Jackson was an American soldier and statesman best known for serving as the secretary to the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention.
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C.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
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D.
Lewis Cass Judson
Lewis Cass Judson was an American pioneer and early settler associated with the development of the Pacific Northwest region.
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E.
Henry J. F. Brown
Henry J. F. Brown was a naval officer who played a commanding role in the World War II Battle of Narvik.
- 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: James Peck Target entity description: James Peck was an American pacifist and civil rights activist known for his courageous involvement in nonviolent protests, including the Freedom Rides challenging racial segregation in the United States.
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A.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
William Jackson
William Jackson was an American soldier and statesman best known for serving as the secretary to the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention.
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C.
Samuel Ellis
Samuel Ellis was the landowner after whom Ellis Island in New York Harbor was named.
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D.
Lewis Cass Judson
Lewis Cass Judson was an American pioneer and early settler associated with the development of the Pacific Northwest region.
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E.
Henry J. F. Brown
Henry J. F. Brown was a naval officer who played a commanding role in the World War II Battle of Narvik.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Freedom Rider
ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ pacifist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
desegregation of interstate travel
ⓘ
nonviolent resistance to war ⓘ rights of conscientious objectors ⓘ |
| awardReceived | War Resisters League Peace Award ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-12-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-07-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Fellowship of Reconciliation
ⓘ
War Resisters League ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish American
|
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasWritten | Freedom Ride ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
nonviolence
ⓘ
prison reform ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Congress of Racial Equality
ⓘ
Fellowship of Reconciliation ⓘ War Resisters League ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
pacifism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Freedom Rides against segregation
ⓘ
advocacy of pacifism ⓘ nonviolent direct action ⓘ participation in early interracial bus rides ⓘ |
| notableWork | Freedom Ride ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
ⓘ
editor ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
racial segregation in the United States
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
Freedom Rides ⓘ Freedom Rides ⓘ
surface form:
Journey of Reconciliation
World War II conscientious objection ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| positionHeld | editor of Liberation magazine ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wasVictimOf | mob violence during Freedom Rides ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Peck Description of subject: James Peck was an American pacifist and civil rights activist known for his courageous involvement in nonviolent protests, including the Freedom Rides challenging racial segregation in the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.