Dr. Robert B. Hayling
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Dr. Robert B. Hayling was a prominent civil rights leader and dentist who played a key role in organizing and leading nonviolent protests against racial segregation in St. Augustine, Florida, during the early 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dr. Robert B. Hayling canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1908128 — 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: Dr. Robert B. Hayling Context triple: [St. Augustine movement, organizedBy, Dr. Robert B. Hayling]
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A.
Robert C. Post
Robert C. Post is a prominent American legal scholar and constitutional law expert who has served as a professor and former dean of Yale Law School.
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B.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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C.
Donald A. Henderson
Donald A. Henderson was an American epidemiologist who led the World Health Organization’s successful global campaign to eradicate smallpox.
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D.
Donald F. Hornig
Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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E.
Leonard M. Isitt
Leonard M. Isitt was a senior Royal New Zealand Air Force officer who represented New Zealand at the formal Japanese surrender ceremony ending World War II.
- 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: Dr. Robert B. Hayling Target entity description: Dr. Robert B. Hayling was a prominent civil rights leader and dentist who played a key role in organizing and leading nonviolent protests against racial segregation in St. Augustine, Florida, during the early 1960s.
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A.
Robert C. Post
Robert C. Post is a prominent American legal scholar and constitutional law expert who has served as a professor and former dean of Yale Law School.
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B.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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C.
Donald A. Henderson
Donald A. Henderson was an American epidemiologist who led the World Health Organization’s successful global campaign to eradicate smallpox.
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D.
Donald F. Hornig
Donald F. Hornig was an American chemist and science advisor who served as a key presidential science counselor, notably to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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E.
Leonard M. Isitt
Leonard M. Isitt was a senior Royal New Zealand Air Force officer who represented New Zealand at the formal Japanese surrender ceremony ending World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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dentist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
desegregation of public accommodations
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end of racial discrimination in housing and employment ⓘ voting rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | leadership in early 1960s St. Augustine desegregation efforts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Florida A&M University
ⓘ
Meharry Medical College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName |
Hayling Island
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surface form:
Hayling
|
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights activism
ⓘ
dentistry ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasProfession | dentist ⓘ |
| hasRole | local civil rights strategist in St. Augustine ⓘ |
| influencedBy | nonviolent philosophy of the broader civil rights movement ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
NAACP
ⓘ
NAACP ⓘ
surface form:
NAACP Youth Council
|
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coordination with national civil rights organizations in early 1960s
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helping catalyze events leading to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ inviting national civil rights leaders to focus attention on St. Augustine ⓘ organizing nonviolent protests against racial segregation in St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in the St. Augustine civil rights campaign ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights leader
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dentist ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Jim Crow laws
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racial segregation ⓘ |
| participantIn |
St. Augustine civil rights protests
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nonviolent direct action campaigns in early 1960s Florida ⓘ sit-ins and demonstrations at segregated facilities in St. Augustine ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | dental practice in St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| positionHeld | local leader of the NAACP Youth Council in St. Augustine ⓘ |
| residence |
Florida
ⓘ
St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
boycotts
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nonviolent protest ⓘ picketing ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. Robert B. Hayling Description of subject: Dr. Robert B. Hayling was a prominent civil rights leader and dentist who played a key role in organizing and leading nonviolent protests against racial segregation in St. Augustine, Florida, during the early 1960s.
Referenced by (1)
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