My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation
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"My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation" is James Baldwin’s powerful open letter essay reflecting on race, identity, and the Black experience in America, addressed to his young nephew.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation Context triple: [The Fire Next Time, subtitleOfPart, My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation]
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The Test of Freedom
The Test of Freedom is a work by American socialist leader and six-time presidential candidate Norman Thomas that reflects his political philosophy and advocacy for civil liberties and social justice.
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The Beautiful Struggle
The Beautiful Struggle is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s coming-of-age memoir about growing up in Baltimore amid violence, hip-hop culture, and his father’s Black nationalist ideals.
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C.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom is Nelson Mandela’s autobiographical account of his life and struggle against apartheid, charting his journey from rural childhood to becoming South Africa’s first Black president.
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D.
Toward Freedom
Toward Freedom is the subtitle of Jawaharlal Nehru’s autobiography, in which he reflects on his life, political struggles, and the Indian independence movement.
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E.
Freedom for My People
"Freedom for My People" is a brief gospel-influenced musical interlude by the band U2, featured on their 1988 album and film project "Rattle and Hum."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation Target entity description: "My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation" is James Baldwin’s powerful open letter essay reflecting on race, identity, and the Black experience in America, addressed to his young nephew.
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A.
The Test of Freedom
The Test of Freedom is a work by American socialist leader and six-time presidential candidate Norman Thomas that reflects his political philosophy and advocacy for civil liberties and social justice.
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B.
The Beautiful Struggle
The Beautiful Struggle is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s coming-of-age memoir about growing up in Baltimore amid violence, hip-hop culture, and his father’s Black nationalist ideals.
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C.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom is Nelson Mandela’s autobiographical account of his life and struggle against apartheid, charting his journey from rural childhood to becoming South Africa’s first Black president.
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D.
Toward Freedom
Toward Freedom is the subtitle of Jawaharlal Nehru’s autobiography, in which he reflects on his life, political struggles, and the Indian independence movement.
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E.
Freedom for My People
"Freedom for My People" is a brief gospel-influenced musical interlude by the band U2, featured on their 1988 album and film project "Rattle and Hum."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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non-fiction work ⓘ open letter ⓘ |
| addressee | James Baldwin’s nephew ⓘ |
| author | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublishedAsPartOf | The Fire Next Time ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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essay ⓘ political essay ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| includedWith |
Down at the Cross
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surface form:
Down at the Cross: Letter from a Region in My Mind
|
| influenced | discourse on civil rights in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | African-American civil rights literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Black experience in America
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emancipation ⓘ identity ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | epistolary ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| partOf | The Fire Next Time ⓘ |
| period | Civil Rights Movement era ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The Fire Next Time ⓘ |
| setting | United States in the 20th century ⓘ |
| shortTitle | My Dungeon Shook ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| title | My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation self-link ⓘ |
| tone |
critical
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personal ⓘ prophetic ⓘ |
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Subject: My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation Description of subject: "My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation" is James Baldwin’s powerful open letter essay reflecting on race, identity, and the Black experience in America, addressed to his young nephew.
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