African American Civil War Memorial

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monument outdoor sculpture war memorial

The African American Civil War Memorial is a Washington, D.C. monument honoring the service and sacrifice of the United States Colored Troops who fought for the Union during the American Civil War.

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Label	Occurrences
African American Civil War Memorial canonical	7
African American Civil War Museum	3
African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation	2
African American Civil War Memorial "The Spirit of Freedom"	1
African American Civil War Memorial (nearby)	1
African American Civil War Memorial Museum	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3396224 — 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: African American Civil War Memorial
Context triple: [U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo station, nearbyLandmark, African American Civil War Memorial]

A. Texas African American History Memorial
The Texas African American History Memorial is a public monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin that commemorates the history, struggles, and contributions of African Americans in Texas.
B. Civil Rights Memorial
The Civil Rights Memorial is a commemorative monument in Montgomery, Alabama, honoring individuals who died in the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
C. African American Military History Museum
The African American Military History Museum is a museum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the contributions and experiences of African American service members in the U.S. armed forces.
D. Civil War Unknowns Monument
The Civil War Unknowns Monument is a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honoring unidentified Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War.
E. Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring the Civil War general and 18th U.S. president, featuring a large equestrian statue and elaborate sculptural groups.
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: African American Civil War Memorial
Target entity description: The African American Civil War Memorial is a Washington, D.C. monument honoring the service and sacrifice of the United States Colored Troops who fought for the Union during the American Civil War.

A. Texas African American History Memorial
The Texas African American History Memorial is a public monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin that commemorates the history, struggles, and contributions of African Americans in Texas.
B. Civil Rights Memorial
The Civil Rights Memorial is a commemorative monument in Montgomery, Alabama, honoring individuals who died in the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
C. African American Military History Museum
The African American Military History Museum is a museum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the contributions and experiences of African American service members in the U.S. armed forces.
D. Civil War Unknowns Monument
The Civil War Unknowns Monument is a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honoring unidentified Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War.
E. Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring the Civil War general and 18th U.S. president, featuring a large equestrian statue and elaborate sculptural groups.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
adjacentTo	African American Civil War Memorial self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: African American Civil War Museum
artist	Ed Hamilton ⓘ
category	African-American history in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
commemorates	over 200,000 United States Colored Troops soldiers and sailors ⓘ
commemoratesConflict	American Civil War ⓘ
commemoratesSide	Union ⓘ
constructionBegan	1993 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedTo	sacrifice of African American soldiers ⓘ service of African American soldiers ⓘ
dedicationDate	1998-07-18 ⓘ
features	The Spirit of Freedom bronze sculpture ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ surface form: African American Civil War Memorial "The Spirit of Freedom" U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity) ⓘ surface form: U Street African American Civil War Memorial
hasComponent	inscribed name panels ⓘ semi-circular Wall of Honor ⓘ
hasFoundation	African American Civil War Memorial self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation
hasOrganizer	African American Civil War Memorial self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation Frank Smith Jr. ⓘ
hasPlaque	interpretive historical text about United States Colored Troops ⓘ
hasSculptor	Ed Hamilton ⓘ
hasTheme	African American military history ⓘ Union victory ⓘ civil rights ⓘ emancipation ⓘ
hasTitleOfSculpture	The Spirit of Freedom ⓘ
honors	African American soldiers in the American Civil War ⓘ Union Army soldiers ⓘ United States Colored Troops ⓘ
inscribedWith	names of United States Colored Troops soldiers ⓘ names of sailors of the United States Colored Troops ⓘ
locatedAtIntersection	Vermont Avenue NW ⓘ
locatedIn	United States capital ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood	Shaw ⓘ U Street Corridor ⓘ
locatedOn	U Street NW ⓘ
maintainedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
material	bronze ⓘ granite ⓘ
nearbyMetroStation	U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity) ⓘ surface form: U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo
partOf	National Mall ⓘ surface form: National Mall and Memorial Parks administrative unit
subjectOf	African American Civil War Memorial self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: African American Civil War Memorial Museum
unveiledBy	Government of the District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia government
yearCompleted	1998 ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo station → nearbyLandmark → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity) → surrounds → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity) → namedAfter → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity) → hasLandmark → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

U Street African American Civil War Memorial (vicinity) → hasNearbyInstitution → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: African American Civil War Museum

U Street NW → hasLandmark → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: African American Civil War Museum

Shaw (partial) → hasLandmark → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Shaw

this entity surface form: African American Civil War Memorial (nearby)

U Street neighborhood → hasLandmark → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

African American Civil War Memorial → subjectOf → African American Civil War Memorial self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: African American Civil War Memorial Museum

African American Civil War Memorial → adjacentTo → African American Civil War Memorial self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: African American Civil War Museum

African American Civil War Memorial → hasOrganizer → African American Civil War Memorial self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation

African American Civil War Memorial → hasFoundation → African American Civil War Memorial self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation

African American Civil War Memorial → hasAlternativeName → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: African American Civil War Memorial "The Spirit of Freedom"

U Street historic district → hasLandmark → African American Civil War Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: U Street Historic District

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