Clarence LaVaughn Franklin
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Clarence LaVaughn Franklin was a prominent American Baptist minister and civil rights activist, best known as the father of singer Aretha Franklin and for his influential preaching and radio broadcasts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clarence LaVaughn Franklin canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2581552 — 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: Clarence LaVaughn Franklin Context triple: [C. L. Franklin, fullName, Clarence LaVaughn Franklin]
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A.
Maxwell Lemuel Roach
Maxwell Lemuel Roach was a pioneering American jazz drummer and composer, renowned as a key architect of bebop and modern jazz drumming.
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B.
Roger Brown
Roger Brown was an influential American social psychologist and linguist known for his pioneering research on language acquisition and the social psychology of language.
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C.
Roger Brown
Roger Brown was a professional basketball player best known for his scoring and rebounding in the American Basketball Association during the 1970s.
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D.
Clarence Avant
Clarence Avant was an influential American music executive, entrepreneur, and mentor known as “The Black Godfather” for his pivotal role in shaping Black entertainment and advancing the careers of numerous artists and executives.
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E.
Julius Adams
Julius Adams was an American professional football defensive end best known for his long NFL career with the New England Patriots from the late 1960s through the 1980s.
- 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: Clarence LaVaughn Franklin Target entity description: Clarence LaVaughn Franklin was a prominent American Baptist minister and civil rights activist, best known as the father of singer Aretha Franklin and for his influential preaching and radio broadcasts.
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A.
Maxwell Lemuel Roach
Maxwell Lemuel Roach was a pioneering American jazz drummer and composer, renowned as a key architect of bebop and modern jazz drumming.
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B.
Roger Brown
Roger Brown was a professional basketball player best known for his scoring and rebounding in the American Basketball Association during the 1970s.
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C.
Roger Brown
Roger Brown was an influential American social psychologist and linguist known for his pioneering research on language acquisition and the social psychology of language.
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D.
Clarence Avant
Clarence Avant was an influential American music executive, entrepreneur, and mentor known as “The Black Godfather” for his pivotal role in shaping Black entertainment and advancing the careers of numerous artists and executives.
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E.
Julius Adams
Julius Adams was an American professional football defensive end best known for his long NFL career with the New England Patriots from the late 1960s through the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
Baptist minister ⓘ Christian clergy ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
C. L. Franklin
ⓘ
C. L. Franklin ⓘ
surface form:
Rev. C. L. Franklin
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| burialPlace |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | complications from gunshot wound ⓘ |
| child |
Aretha Franklin
ⓘ
Carolyn Franklin ⓘ Cecil Franklin ⓘ Erma Franklin ⓘ Vaughn Franklin ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-01-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-07-27 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights activism
ⓘ
religious ministry ⓘ |
| fullName | Clarence LaVaughn Franklin self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasGenre | sermon ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aretha Franklin
ⓘ
gospel music tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the father of Aretha Franklin
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influential preaching style ⓘ radio preaching broadcasts ⓘ sermon recordings ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
phonograph records
ⓘ
radio ⓘ |
| notableWork | sermon "The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest" ⓘ |
| occupation |
Baptist minister
ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ preacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Sunflower County, Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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| positionHeld | pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit ⓘ |
| religion |
Baptist
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
|
| spouse | Barbara Siggers Franklin ⓘ |
| voiceType | oratorical preaching ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clarence LaVaughn Franklin Description of subject: Clarence LaVaughn Franklin was a prominent American Baptist minister and civil rights activist, best known as the father of singer Aretha Franklin and for his influential preaching and radio broadcasts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
C. L. Franklin