Life Upon These Shores
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Life Upon These Shores is a historical work by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that traces the African American experience from the earliest arrivals in North America to the present day.
All labels observed (1)
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| Life Upon These Shores canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3281056 — 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: Life Upon These Shores Context triple: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, Life Upon These Shores]
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From the Other Shore
From the Other Shore is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Russian thinker Alexander Herzen, reflecting on European revolutions, socialism, and the fate of Russia in the mid-19th century.
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B.
The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 silent drama film, one of the earliest Hollywood movies shot in Technicolor, featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
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C.
Gift from the Sea
Gift from the Sea is a reflective, bestselling 1955 book of essays by Anne Morrow Lindbergh that uses seashells and the seashore as metaphors to explore women's lives, solitude, and inner peace.
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D.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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E.
Son of the Sea
"Son of the Sea" is a track from Bill Callahan’s introspective, folk-influenced album *Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest*, known for its poetic lyricism and understated, reflective tone.
- 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: Life Upon These Shores Target entity description: Life Upon These Shores is a historical work by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that traces the African American experience from the earliest arrivals in North America to the present day.
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A.
From the Other Shore
From the Other Shore is a collection of philosophical and political essays by Russian thinker Alexander Herzen, reflecting on European revolutions, socialism, and the fate of Russia in the mid-19th century.
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B.
The Toll of the Sea
The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 silent drama film, one of the earliest Hollywood movies shot in Technicolor, featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
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C.
Gift from the Sea
Gift from the Sea is a reflective, bestselling 1955 book of essays by Anne Morrow Lindbergh that uses seashells and the seashore as metaphors to explore women's lives, solitude, and inner peace.
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D.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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E.
Son of the Sea
"Son of the Sea" is a track from Bill Callahan’s introspective, folk-influenced album *Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest*, known for its poetic lyricism and understated, reflective tone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ person ⓘ |
| aboutPlace |
North America
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| author | Henry Louis Gates Jr. ⓘ |
| chronology | from earliest African arrivals in North America to the present day ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
African American cultural figures
ⓘ
African American political leaders ⓘ enslaved Africans in North America ⓘ free Black communities in the United States ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African American experience
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement in the United States
Civil War era in the United States ⓘ Jim Crow laws ⓘ
surface form:
Jim Crow era in the United States
Reconstruction era ⓘ
surface form:
Reconstruction era in the United States
contemporary African American life ⓘ slavery in North America ⓘ |
| genre |
African American history
ⓘ
history ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Henry Louis Gates Jr. ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biographical sketches
ⓘ
historical essays ⓘ timelines ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | African American perspective ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
students of history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American history
ⓘ
Black Americans ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans
African diaspora in the United States ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubject |
African-American culture
ⓘ
surface form:
African American culture
African-American politics ⓘ
surface form:
African American politics
race relations in the United States ⓘ slavery and its legacy ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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literary critic ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
archival documents
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historical photographs ⓘ illustrations ⓘ |
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Subject: Life Upon These Shores Description of subject: Life Upon These Shores is a historical work by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that traces the African American experience from the earliest arrivals in North America to the present day.
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