A. Philip Randolph
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A. Philip Randolph was a prominent African American labor leader and civil rights activist who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and helped spearhead the 1963 March on Washington.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A. Philip Randolph canonical | 22 |
| Asa Philip Randolph | 3 |
| A. Philip Randolph (born Asa Philip Randolph Walker) | 1 |
| Philip Randolph | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T80369 — 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: A. Philip Randolph Context triple: [American civil rights movement, keyFigure, A. Philip Randolph]
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A.
Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin was an influential American civil rights strategist, pacifist, and organizer best known for his behind-the-scenes leadership in the movement, including orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
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B.
Martin Luther King Sr.
Martin Luther King Sr. was an influential African American Baptist minister and civil rights leader in Atlanta, and the father of Martin Luther King Jr.
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C.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent American civil rights leader and Baptist minister who advocated nonviolent resistance to racial segregation and injustice.
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D.
Samuel Gompers
Samuel Gompers was a prominent American labor leader who founded and long led the American Federation of Labor, playing a key role in the development of the U.S. labor movement.
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E.
Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche was an American political scientist, diplomat, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his mediation in the Arab-Israeli conflict and his long career at the United Nations.
- 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: A. Philip Randolph Target entity description: A. Philip Randolph was a prominent African American labor leader and civil rights activist who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and helped spearhead the 1963 March on Washington.
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A.
Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin was an influential American civil rights strategist, pacifist, and organizer best known for his behind-the-scenes leadership in the movement, including orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
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B.
Martin Luther King Sr.
Martin Luther King Sr. was an influential African American Baptist minister and civil rights leader in Atlanta, and the father of Martin Luther King Jr.
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C.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent American civil rights leader and Baptist minister who advocated nonviolent resistance to racial segregation and injustice.
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D.
Samuel Gompers
Samuel Gompers was a prominent American labor leader who founded and long led the American Federation of Labor, playing a key role in the development of the U.S. labor movement.
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E.
Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche was an American political scientist, diplomat, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his mediation in the Arab-Israeli conflict and his long career at the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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human ⓘ labor leader ⓘ socialist ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
fair employment practices
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nonviolent protest ⓘ racial integration of labor unions ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States ⓘ |
| causeOf | desegregation of defense industries during World War II ⓘ |
| coFounded | Negro American Labor Council ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1889-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-05-16 ⓘ |
| edited | The Messenger ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City College of New York
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Cookman Institute ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Randolph ⓘ |
| founded |
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ
surface form:
March on Washington Movement
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| fullName |
A. Philip Randolph
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Asa Philip Randolph
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| givenName | Asa ⓘ |
| inspired | Executive Order 8802 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for Black workers
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campaign against employment discrimination in defense industries ⓘ founding the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters ⓘ helping to organize the 1963 March on Washington ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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labor movement ⓘ socialist movement in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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organization of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights leader
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editor ⓘ labor organizer ⓘ |
| organized |
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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surface form:
1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
|
| placeOfBirth | Crescent City, Florida, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| politicalAlignment | democratic socialism ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Socialist Party of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of the March on Washington Movement
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president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters ⓘ vice president of the AFL-CIO ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Harlem
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surface form:
Harlem, New York City, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lucille Campbell Green ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A. Philip Randolph Description of subject: A. Philip Randolph was a prominent African American labor leader and civil rights activist who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and helped spearhead the 1963 March on Washington.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Philip Randolph
this entity surface form:
Asa Philip Randolph
autobiography "Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement"
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subjectPerson
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A. Philip Randolph
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subject surface form:
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
subject surface form:
Rustin (2023 film)
subject surface form:
Asa Philip Randolph
this entity surface form:
Asa Philip Randolph
this entity surface form:
Asa Philip Randolph
subject surface form:
Crescent City, Florida
subject surface form:
Cypress Hills Cemetery
this entity surface form:
A. Philip Randolph (born Asa Philip Randolph Walker)