The Anti-Slavery Record
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The Anti-Slavery Record was a 19th-century American abolitionist periodical that documented the realities of slavery and promoted the cause of immediate emancipation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Anti-Slavery Record canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2981922 — 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 Anti-Slavery Record Context triple: [American Anti-Slavery Society, publication, The Anti-Slavery Record]
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A.
The National Anti-Slavery Standard
The National Anti-Slavery Standard was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist newspaper that advocated for the immediate end of slavery and equal rights for African Americans.
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B.
American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
The American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was a 19th-century U.S. abolitionist organization that promoted the worldwide abolition of slavery through political and moral reform efforts.
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C.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an 1861 autobiographical slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs that exposes the sexual exploitation and brutal realities of slavery from a Black woman’s perspective.
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D.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
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E.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States is a mid-19th-century travel narrative and social commentary that examines the economy, society, and conditions of slavery in the American South.
- 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 Anti-Slavery Record Target entity description: The Anti-Slavery Record was a 19th-century American abolitionist periodical that documented the realities of slavery and promoted the cause of immediate emancipation.
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A.
The National Anti-Slavery Standard
The National Anti-Slavery Standard was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist newspaper that advocated for the immediate end of slavery and equal rights for African Americans.
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B.
American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
The American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society was a 19th-century U.S. abolitionist organization that promoted the worldwide abolition of slavery through political and moral reform efforts.
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C.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an 1861 autobiographical slave narrative by Harriet Jacobs that exposes the sexual exploitation and brutal realities of slavery from a Black woman’s perspective.
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D.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
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E.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States is a mid-19th-century travel narrative and social commentary that examines the economy, society, and conditions of slavery in the American South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century American periodical
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abolitionist periodical ⓘ anti-slavery publication ⓘ |
| advocacyType | human rights advocacy ⓘ |
| advocated | immediate emancipation ⓘ |
| aim | to promote the cause of immediate emancipation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century American magazines
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abolitionist literature ⓘ publications about slavery ⓘ |
| circulationArea | Northern United States ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| documented |
abuses committed under slavery
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conditions on plantations ⓘ testimonies about slavery ⓘ |
| ethicalStance | anti-slavery ⓘ |
| focus |
documenting the realities of slavery
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promoting anti-slavery activism ⓘ |
| genre |
political magazine
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reform periodical ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Antebellum period
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surface form:
antebellum United States
|
| historicalSignificance |
documented contemporary evidence of slavery
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served as a tool of abolitionist propaganda ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
abolitionist supporters
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general reading public ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American rights
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abolitionism ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement | anti-slavery press in the United States ⓘ |
| opposed | slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| opposedConcept | gradual emancipation ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expose the cruelty of slavery
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to mobilize public opinion against slavery ⓘ to support anti-slavery organizations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
abolitionist newspapers
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anti-slavery pamphlets ⓘ |
| supportedConcept | immediate abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| typeOfContent |
eyewitness accounts
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moral arguments against slavery ⓘ political arguments against slavery ⓘ religious arguments against slavery ⓘ |
| usedFormat |
articles
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illustrations ⓘ narratives ⓘ reports ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Anti-Slavery Record Description of subject: The Anti-Slavery Record was a 19th-century American abolitionist periodical that documented the realities of slavery and promoted the cause of immediate emancipation.
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