Caleb Proudhammer
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Caleb Proudhammer is the introspective African American actor who serves as the central protagonist and narrator in James Baldwin’s novel "Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone," through whom themes of race, sexuality, and identity are explored.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Caleb Proudhammer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3288422 — 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: Caleb Proudhammer Context triple: [Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone, hasCharacter, Caleb Proudhammer]
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A.
Caleb Brewster
Caleb Brewster was a real-life American Revolutionary War soldier and daring whaleboat captain who served as a key courier in George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring.
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B.
Caleb
Caleb is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "devotion" or "whole-hearted," commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Caleb Lyon
Caleb Lyon was a 19th-century American politician and designer best known for creating the Great Seal of the State of California.
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D.
Porter Black
Porter Black is the troubled protagonist of the film "The Beaver," whose struggle with severe depression leads him to communicate through a beaver hand puppet as an alternate personality.
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E.
Jared Spurgeon
Jared Spurgeon is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman in the NHL known for his smart two-way play and leadership with the Minnesota Wild.
- 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: Caleb Proudhammer Target entity description: Caleb Proudhammer is the introspective African American actor who serves as the central protagonist and narrator in James Baldwin’s novel "Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone," through whom themes of race, sexuality, and identity are explored.
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A.
Caleb Brewster
Caleb Brewster was a real-life American Revolutionary War soldier and daring whaleboat captain who served as a key courier in George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring.
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B.
Caleb
Caleb is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "devotion" or "whole-hearted," commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Caleb Lyon
Caleb Lyon was a 19th-century American politician and designer best known for creating the Great Seal of the State of California.
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D.
Porter Black
Porter Black is the troubled protagonist of the film "The Beaver," whose struggle with severe depression leads him to communicate through a beaver hand puppet as an alternate personality.
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E.
Jared Spurgeon
Jared Spurgeon is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman in the NHL known for his smart two-way play and leadership with the Minnesota Wild.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American character
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actor ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ narrator ⓘ novel protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
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surface form:
Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone
|
| associatedWithAuthor | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | African American literature ⓘ |
| associatedWithThemeCluster |
Black masculinity
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art versus politics ⓘ queer desire ⓘ |
| createdBy | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| exploresTheme |
art and performance
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family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ love and desire ⓘ political radicalization ⓘ race ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasInnerConflict |
conflict about artistic purpose
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conflict about racial identity ⓘ conflict about sexual identity ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | central consciousness of Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
narrator of Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone
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protagonist of Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone ⓘ |
| settingAssociated |
Harlem
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New York City ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caleb Proudhammer Description of subject: Caleb Proudhammer is the introspective African American actor who serves as the central protagonist and narrator in James Baldwin’s novel "Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone," through whom themes of race, sexuality, and identity are explored.
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