Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son
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Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son is a 1961 collection of essays by James Baldwin that explores race, identity, and American society during the civil rights era.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son canonical | 2 |
| “Nobody Knows My Name” (essay) | 1 |
| “The Black Boy Looks at the White Boy” (essay) | 1 |
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Target entity: Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son Context triple: [Nobody Knows My Name, title, Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son]
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Notes of a Native Son
Notes of a Native Son is James Baldwin’s influential 1955 collection of essays examining race, identity, and social injustice in mid-20th-century America.
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is a 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson that explores race, identity, and passing in early 20th-century America through the life story of a mixed-race narrator.
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A Negro Woman
A Negro Woman is a minor, unnamed character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," serving as part of the New Orleans street life that frames the main action.
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D.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time is a seminal 1963 non-fiction book by James Baldwin that powerfully examines race, religion, and the Black experience in America through two extended essays.
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E.
The Harlem Ghetto
"The Harlem Ghetto" is an essay by James Baldwin that examines the social, economic, and racial conditions of Black life in Harlem in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son Target entity description: Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son is a 1961 collection of essays by James Baldwin that explores race, identity, and American society during the civil rights era.
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A.
Notes of a Native Son
Notes of a Native Son is James Baldwin’s influential 1955 collection of essays examining race, identity, and social injustice in mid-20th-century America.
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B.
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is a 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson that explores race, identity, and passing in early 20th-century America through the life story of a mixed-race narrator.
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C.
A Negro Woman
A Negro Woman is a minor, unnamed character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," serving as part of the New Orleans street life that frames the main action.
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D.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time is a seminal 1963 non-fiction book by James Baldwin that powerfully examines race, religion, and the Black experience in America through two extended essays.
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E.
The Harlem Ghetto
"The Harlem Ghetto" is an essay by James Baldwin that examines the social, economic, and racial conditions of Black life in Harlem in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| follows | Notes of a Native Son ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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essay ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | discourse on race in American literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Fly in Buttermilk
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surface form:
“A Fly in Buttermilk” (essay)
A Letter from the South ⓘ
surface form:
“A Letter from the South” (essay)
A Question of Identity ⓘ
surface form:
“A Question of Identity” (essay)
“Alas, Poor Richard” (essay) ⓘ Faulkner and Desegregation ⓘ
surface form:
“Faulkner and Desegregation” (essay)
“Fifth Avenue, Uptown” (essay) ⓘ In Search of a Majority ⓘ
surface form:
“In Search of a Majority” (essay)
Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
“Nobody Knows My Name” (essay)
Notes for a Hypothetical Novel ⓘ
surface form:
“Notes for a Hypothetical Novel” (essay)
“Princes and Powers” (essay) ⓘ Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
“The Black Boy Looks at the White Boy” (essay)
The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American ⓘ
surface form:
“The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American” (essay)
“The Male Prison” (essay) ⓘ The Northern Protestant ⓘ
surface form:
“The Northern Protestant” (essay)
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| hasPerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African-American literature movement
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civil rights era literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
African-American identity
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American society ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ exile and belonging ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ race relations ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
essays on civil rights era tensions
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exploration of race and identity in America ⓘ |
| periodCovered |
1950s
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early 1960s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Notes of a Native Son
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The Fire Next Time ⓘ |
| setting |
France
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Switzerland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
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