Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
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Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a 1984 play by August Wilson that explores African American identity, migration, and spiritual searching in a Pittsburgh boardinghouse in 1911.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Context triple: [Andre Holland, notableWork, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone]
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A.
King Hedley II
King Hedley II is a drama by August Wilson that forms part of his Pittsburgh Cycle, exploring themes of legacy, violence, and redemption in an African American community in the 1980s.
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B.
My Boy Willie
"My Boy Willie" is a traditional military march closely associated with the Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army.
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C.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun is a landmark 1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry that portrays the struggles of a Black family in Chicago as they confront racism, housing discrimination, and conflicting dreams for a better life.
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D.
Suddenly, Last Summer
"Suddenly, Last Summer" is a 1959 psychological drama film, based on Tennessee Williams' play, that explores themes of mental illness, repression, and family secrets.
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E.
Birth of a Salesman
"Birth of a Salesman" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse set in his Blandings Castle universe.
- 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: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Target entity description: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a 1984 play by August Wilson that explores African American identity, migration, and spiritual searching in a Pittsburgh boardinghouse in 1911.
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A.
King Hedley II
King Hedley II is a drama by August Wilson that forms part of his Pittsburgh Cycle, exploring themes of legacy, violence, and redemption in an African American community in the 1980s.
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B.
My Boy Willie
"My Boy Willie" is a traditional military march closely associated with the Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army.
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C.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun is a landmark 1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry that portrays the struggles of a Black family in Chicago as they confront racism, housing discrimination, and conflicting dreams for a better life.
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D.
Suddenly, Last Summer
"Suddenly, Last Summer" is a 1959 psychological drama film, based on Tennessee Williams' play, that explores themes of mental illness, repression, and family secrets.
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E.
Birth of a Salesman
"Birth of a Salesman" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse set in his Blandings Castle universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ |
| author | August Wilson ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInPittsburghCycle | set in the 1910s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | August Wilson ⓘ |
| depicts |
effects of forced labor on African Americans
ⓘ
religious and spiritual traditions of African Americans ⓘ search for community ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American theatre
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bertha Holly
ⓘ
Bynum Walker ⓘ Herald Loomis ⓘ Jeremy Furlow ⓘ Martha Loomis ⓘ Mattie Campbell ⓘ Molly Cunningham ⓘ Reuben Scott ⓘ Rutherford Selig ⓘ Seth Holly ⓘ Zonia Loomis ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
displacement
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freedom ⓘ memory and trauma ⓘ reconnection with African heritage ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterReference | Joe Turner ⓘ |
| inNarrativeRefersTo | Joe Turner’s chain gangs ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | experiences of African Americans during Jim Crow era ⓘ |
| locationOfFictionalEvent | Pittsburgh boardinghouse ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American history
ⓘ
African American identity ⓘ Great Migration of African Americans out of the region ⓘ
surface form:
Great Migration
spiritual searching ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
20th-century American plays
ⓘ
African-American literature ⓘ Pittsburgh Cycle ⓘ |
| periodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| series | Century Cycle ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingTime | 1911 ⓘ |
| timeInNarrativeFollows | events of slavery and Reconstruction ⓘ |
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