Bettye Davis McCain
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Bettye Davis McCain was the wife of civil rights activist Franklin McCain and a supportive partner during his involvement in the Greensboro sit-ins and broader civil rights movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bettye Davis McCain canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3843963 — 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: Bettye Davis McCain Context triple: [Franklin McCain, spouse, Bettye Davis McCain]
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A.
Susan Holbert McDaniel
Susan Holbert McDaniel was the mother of pioneering African American actress Hattie McDaniel, the first Black performer to win an Academy Award.
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B.
Patricia Haines
Patricia Haines was a British actress known for her television and film roles in the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Sharon Weston Broome
Sharon Weston Broome is an American politician who serves as the mayor-president of Baton Rouge and is known as the first African American woman to hold this position.
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D.
Ruth Warrick
Ruth Warrick was an American actress best known for her film debut as Emily Monroe Norton Kane in Orson Welles's classic 1941 film "Citizen Kane" and for her long-running role on the soap opera "All My Children."
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E.
Ruth Cunningham
Ruth Cunningham was the wife of American colonial lawyer and patriot James Otis Jr., a prominent figure in the early resistance to British rule.
- 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: Bettye Davis McCain Target entity description: Bettye Davis McCain was the wife of civil rights activist Franklin McCain and a supportive partner during his involvement in the Greensboro sit-ins and broader civil rights movement.
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A.
Susan Holbert McDaniel
Susan Holbert McDaniel was the mother of pioneering African American actress Hattie McDaniel, the first Black performer to win an Academy Award.
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B.
Patricia Haines
Patricia Haines was a British actress known for her television and film roles in the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Sharon Weston Broome
Sharon Weston Broome is an American politician who serves as the mayor-president of Baton Rouge and is known as the first African American woman to hold this position.
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D.
Ruth Warrick
Ruth Warrick was an American actress best known for her film debut as Emily Monroe Norton Kane in Orson Welles's classic 1941 film "Citizen Kane" and for her long-running role on the soap opera "All My Children."
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E.
Ruth Cunningham
Ruth Cunningham was the wife of American colonial lawyer and patriot James Otis Jr., a prominent figure in the early resistance to British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights supporter
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human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
20th century
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civil rights era in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Greensboro sit-ins ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Bettye Davis McCain self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
supporting Franklin McCain during the Greensboro sit-ins
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supporting Franklin McCain during the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| partnerOf | Franklin McCain ⓘ |
| relative | Franklin McCain ⓘ |
| role | supportive spouse of a civil rights activist ⓘ |
| spouse | Franklin McCain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bettye Davis McCain Description of subject: Bettye Davis McCain was the wife of civil rights activist Franklin McCain and a supportive partner during his involvement in the Greensboro sit-ins and broader civil rights movement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.