Jo Ann Robinson
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Jo Ann Robinson was a civil rights activist and educator who played a pivotal organizing role in initiating and sustaining the Montgomery bus boycott.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jo Ann Robinson canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T80507 — 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: Jo Ann Robinson Context triple: [Montgomery bus boycott, mainParticipant, Jo Ann Robinson]
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A.
Diane Nash
Diane Nash is an influential American civil rights leader known for her pivotal role in the Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, and the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
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B.
Ella Baker
Ella Baker was a prominent African American civil rights leader and grassroots organizer who championed participatory democracy and helped shape major organizations like the NAACP, SCLC, and SNCC.
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C.
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who played a key role in advancing racial and gender equality and preserving the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.
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D.
Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer was a prominent American civil rights leader and voting rights activist known for her powerful grassroots organizing in Mississippi and her role in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
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E.
Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent Baptist minister who played a key role in the U.S. civil rights movement.
- 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: Jo Ann Robinson Target entity description: Jo Ann Robinson was a civil rights activist and educator who played a pivotal organizing role in initiating and sustaining the Montgomery bus boycott.
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A.
Diane Nash
Diane Nash is an influential American civil rights leader known for her pivotal role in the Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, and the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
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B.
Ella Baker
Ella Baker was a prominent African American civil rights leader and grassroots organizer who championed participatory democracy and helped shape major organizations like the NAACP, SCLC, and SNCC.
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C.
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader who played a key role in advancing racial and gender equality and preserving the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.
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D.
Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer was a prominent American civil rights leader and voting rights activist known for her powerful grassroots organizing in Mississippi and her role in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
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E.
Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent Baptist minister who played a key role in the U.S. civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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book ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
desegregation of public buses in Montgomery
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voting rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| author | Jo Ann Robinson self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiac arrest ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
E. D. Nixon
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Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Rosa Parks ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-04-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-08-29 ⓘ |
| employer |
Alabama State University
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surface form:
Alabama State College
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| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Robinson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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public transportation desegregation ⓘ racial desegregation ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Jo ⓘ |
| hasPublicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| influenced | grassroots organizing strategies in the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Women’s Political Council ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped initiate mass bus boycott after arrest of Rosa Parks ⓘ |
| notableFor | organizing role in the Montgomery bus boycott ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
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college professor ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| participantIn | Montgomery bus boycott ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Culloden, Georgia
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surface form:
Culloden, Georgia, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| placeOfEducation |
Clark Atlanta University
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surface form:
Atlanta University
Columbia University ⓘ Fort Valley State College ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Women’s Political Council ⓘ |
| printed | tens of thousands of leaflets calling for the Montgomery bus boycott ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Montgomery, Alabama
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surface form:
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Wilbur Robinson ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Montgomery, Alabama
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surface form:
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jo Ann Robinson Description of subject: Jo Ann Robinson was a civil rights activist and educator who played a pivotal organizing role in initiating and sustaining the Montgomery bus boycott.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It