The New National Era
E298895
The New National Era was an African American newspaper in Washington, D.C., associated with Frederick Douglass and his family, that advocated for civil rights and Reconstruction-era reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The New National Era canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2789610 — 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: The New National Era Context triple: [Lewis Henry Douglass, workedAt, The New National Era]
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A.
The Siege at Peking
The Siege at Peking is a historical narrative by British writer Peter Fleming that recounts the 1900 Boxer Rebellion and the defense of the foreign legations in Beijing.
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B.
The New Course
The New Course is a 1923 political work by Leon Trotsky in which he critiques the emerging bureaucratization of the Soviet state and party after the Russian Revolution.
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C.
People's Daily
People's Daily is the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party and one of China's most influential state-run media outlets.
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D.
Three Principles of the People
The Three Principles of the People is Sun Yat-sen’s foundational political philosophy for modern China, advocating nationalism, democracy, and people’s livelihood as the basis for a republican state.
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E.
China's Sorrow
China's Sorrow is a grim nickname for the Yellow River, reflecting its long history of catastrophic floods and devastation in China.
- 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: The New National Era Target entity description: The New National Era was an African American newspaper in Washington, D.C., associated with Frederick Douglass and his family, that advocated for civil rights and Reconstruction-era reforms.
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A.
The Siege at Peking
The Siege at Peking is a historical narrative by British writer Peter Fleming that recounts the 1900 Boxer Rebellion and the defense of the foreign legations in Beijing.
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B.
The New Course
The New Course is a 1923 political work by Leon Trotsky in which he critiques the emerging bureaucratization of the Soviet state and party after the Russian Revolution.
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C.
People's Daily
People's Daily is the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party and one of China's most influential state-run media outlets.
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D.
Three Principles of the People
The Three Principles of the People is Sun Yat-sen’s foundational political philosophy for modern China, advocating nationalism, democracy, and people’s livelihood as the basis for a republican state.
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E.
China's Sorrow
China's Sorrow is a grim nickname for the Yellow River, reflecting its long history of catastrophic floods and devastation in China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American newspaper
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newspaper ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
African American political participation
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Reconstruction-era reforms ⓘ civil rights legislation ⓘ enforcement of the Reconstruction Amendments ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles Remond Douglass
ⓘ
Frederick Douglass ⓘ Frederick Douglass Jr. ⓘ Lewis Henry Douglass ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focusesOn |
African American officeholders during Reconstruction
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Reconstruction policies ⓘ conditions of freedpeople in the South ⓘ post–Civil War politics ⓘ |
| genre |
advocacy journalism
ⓘ
political newspaper ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus | African American community ⓘ |
| hasNotableEditor |
Charles Remond Douglass
ⓘ
Frederick Douglass ⓘ Frederick Douglass Jr. ⓘ Lewis Henry Douglass ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
African American suffrage
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Reconstruction ⓘ abolition of racial discrimination ⓘ civil rights ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of civil rights during Reconstruction
ⓘ
association with Frederick Douglass and his family ⓘ |
| opposed |
Black Codes
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disfranchisement of African Americans ⓘ white supremacist violence ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Radical Republicanism
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surface form:
Radical Republican
Republican Party ⓘ |
| publisher | Frederick Douglass ⓘ |
| supported |
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
federal protection of Black voting rights ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans
Reconstruction-era reformers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The New National Era Description of subject: The New National Era was an African American newspaper in Washington, D.C., associated with Frederick Douglass and his family, that advocated for civil rights and Reconstruction-era reforms.
Referenced by (3)
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