Turnaround Tuesday
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Turnaround Tuesday was the second of the 1965 Selma voting-rights marches, marked by a strategic retreat that highlighted federal inaction and helped galvanize support for the Voting Rights Act.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turn-Back Tuesday | 1 |
| Turnaround Tuesday canonical | 1 |
| Turnaround Tuesday (March 9, 1965) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T226055 — 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: Turnaround Tuesday Context triple: [Selma to Montgomery marches, significantEvent, Turnaround Tuesday]
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A.
Each Day Gets Better
"Each Day Gets Better" is a song featured on John Legend's album "Once Again."
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B.
Day of Goodwill
Day of Goodwill is a South African public holiday observed on December 26 that focuses on charity, generosity, and spending time with family and community.
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C.
Save the Night
"Save the Night" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
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D.
Humpin’ Around
"Humpin’ Around" is a 1992 new jack swing single by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, known for its upbeat groove and chart success.
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E.
This Time
"This Time" is a song featured on the album "Evolver" by the Christian rock band John Legend.
- 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: Turnaround Tuesday Target entity description: Turnaround Tuesday was the second of the 1965 Selma voting-rights marches, marked by a strategic retreat that highlighted federal inaction and helped galvanize support for the Voting Rights Act.
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A.
Each Day Gets Better
"Each Day Gets Better" is a song featured on John Legend's album "Once Again."
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B.
Day of Goodwill
Day of Goodwill is a South African public holiday observed on December 26 that focuses on charity, generosity, and spending time with family and community.
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C.
Save the Night
"Save the Night" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
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D.
Humpin’ Around
"Humpin’ Around" is a 1992 new jack swing single by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, known for its upbeat groove and chart success.
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E.
This Time
"This Time" is a song featured on the album "Evolver" by the Christian rock band John Legend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights march
ⓘ
event in the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ protest march ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | symbolic crossing of Edmund Pettus Bridge ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | civil rights histories and memorial events ⓘ |
| follows | Bloody Sunday ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Selma to Montgomery marches
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Selma march
Turnaround Tuesday ⓘ
surface form:
Turn-Back Tuesday
|
| hasContext |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil Rights Movement
|
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
demonstrated disciplined nonviolent strategy after state violence
ⓘ
key step in securing federal voting-rights protections ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Edmund Pettus Bridge
ⓘ
Selma, Alabama ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
helped galvanize support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965
ⓘ
highlighted federal inaction on voting rights ⓘ increased national attention to Selma voting-rights struggle ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
civil rights activists
ⓘ
clergy from across the United States ⓘ local Black residents of Selma ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
pressure the federal government to protect voting rights
ⓘ
protest voter suppression ⓘ support African American voting rights ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Hosea Williams
ⓘ
James Bevel ⓘ John Lewis ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Ralph Abernathy ⓘ |
| legalContext | federal court injunction limiting marches beyond Edmund Pettus Bridge ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy |
American newspapers
ⓘ
national television networks ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | violence of Bloody Sunday ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement in the United States
|
| opposedBy | segregationist authorities in Alabama ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Dallas County Voters League
ⓘ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ |
| partOf | Selma to Montgomery marches ⓘ |
| precedes |
Selma to Montgomery marches
ⓘ
surface form:
Third Selma to Montgomery march
|
| relatedTo |
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
ⓘ
Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| strategyDirectedBy |
Martin Luther King Jr.
ⓘ
SCLC leadership ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | 1965-03-09 ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
nonviolent protest
ⓘ
strategic retreat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Turnaround Tuesday Description of subject: Turnaround Tuesday was the second of the 1965 Selma voting-rights marches, marked by a strategic retreat that highlighted federal inaction and helped galvanize support for the Voting Rights Act.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Turnaround Tuesday (March 9, 1965)
this entity surface form:
Turn-Back Tuesday