Claudia Jones
E191916
Claudia Jones was a Trinidad-born communist, journalist, and civil rights activist in Britain, best known as a pioneering Black feminist and founder of the Notting Hill Carnival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Claudia Jones canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1697671 — 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: Claudia Jones Context triple: [Highgate Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Claudia Jones]
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A.
Betty Shabazz
Betty Shabazz was an American educator and civil rights advocate best known as the widow of Malcolm X and for her work promoting social justice and African American empowerment.
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B.
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver is an American lawyer, activist, and former communications secretary of the Black Panther Party who became a prominent figure in the Black Power and civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Ilyasah Shabazz
Ilyasah Shabazz is an American author, educator, and activist known for her work preserving and promoting the legacy of her parents, Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, and for writing books on history, social justice, and her family's story.
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D.
Amy Ashwood Garvey
Amy Ashwood Garvey was a Jamaican Pan-Africanist, feminist, and co-founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association who played a key role in early Black nationalist and anti-colonial movements.
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E.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois was an American writer, playwright, composer, and activist known for her contributions to African American arts and her leadership in Pan-African and civil rights movements.
- 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: Claudia Jones Target entity description: Claudia Jones was a Trinidad-born communist, journalist, and civil rights activist in Britain, best known as a pioneering Black feminist and founder of the Notting Hill Carnival.
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A.
Betty Shabazz
Betty Shabazz was an American educator and civil rights advocate best known as the widow of Malcolm X and for her work promoting social justice and African American empowerment.
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B.
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver is an American lawyer, activist, and former communications secretary of the Black Panther Party who became a prominent figure in the Black Power and civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Ilyasah Shabazz
Ilyasah Shabazz is an American author, educator, and activist known for her work preserving and promoting the legacy of her parents, Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, and for writing books on history, social justice, and her family's story.
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D.
Amy Ashwood Garvey
Amy Ashwood Garvey was a Jamaican Pan-Africanist, feminist, and co-founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association who played a key role in early Black nationalist and anti-colonial movements.
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E.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois was an American writer, playwright, composer, and activist known for her contributions to African American arts and her leadership in Pan-African and civil rights movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black feminist
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civil rights activist ⓘ communist ⓘ feminist ⓘ journalist ⓘ person ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
racial equality
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women's rights ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| birthName | Claudia Vera Cumberbatch ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Highgate Cemetery, London
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surface form:
Highgate Cemetery
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| buriedNextTo | Karl Marx ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Trinidad and Tobago
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-02-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1964-12-24 ⓘ |
| deportedFrom |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Caribbean ⓘ |
| founded |
Notting Hill Carnival in London
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surface form:
Notting Hill Carnival
West Indian Gazette ⓘ |
| fullName | Claudia Vera Cumberbatch ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor | concept of triple oppression of race, class, and gender ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| movement |
Black liberation movement
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anti-imperialist movement ⓘ American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
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| notableFor |
civil rights activism in Britain
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founding the Notting Hill Carnival ⓘ pioneering Black feminist thought ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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journalist ⓘ newspaper founder ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Port of Spain
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surface form:
Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London, England, United Kingdom
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| politicalIdeology | communism ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Communist Party USA
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Communist Party of Great Britain ⓘ |
| reasonForDeportation | communist political activities ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Caribbean diaspora in Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| religion | secular ⓘ |
| residence |
Harlem
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surface form:
Harlem, New York City, United States
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London, England, United Kingdom
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Input
Subject: Claudia Jones Description of subject: Claudia Jones was a Trinidad-born communist, journalist, and civil rights activist in Britain, best known as a pioneering Black feminist and founder of the Notting Hill Carnival.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Highgate Cemetery
subject surface form:
Notting Hill Carnival