“Fear of a Black President”
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“Fear of a Black President” is an influential essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates that examines the racial politics, backlash, and symbolism surrounding Barack Obama’s presidency.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Fear of a Black President” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5281941 — 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: “Fear of a Black President” Context triple: [We Were Eight Years in Power, hasPart, “Fear of a Black President”]
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A.
Bicentennial Nigger
Bicentennial Nigger is a 1976 stand-up comedy album by Richard Pryor that showcases his sharp, politically charged humor about race and American society.
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B.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the presiding officer of the Chamber of Deputies.
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C.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of the Russian Federation.
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D.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Austria.
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E.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the presiding officer of the Massachusetts Senate.
- 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: “Fear of a Black President” Target entity description: “Fear of a Black President” is an influential essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates that examines the racial politics, backlash, and symbolism surrounding Barack Obama’s presidency.
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A.
Bicentennial Nigger
Bicentennial Nigger is a 1976 stand-up comedy album by Richard Pryor that showcases his sharp, politically charged humor about race and American society.
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B.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the presiding officer of the Chamber of Deputies.
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C.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the presiding officer of the Massachusetts Senate.
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D.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of the Russian Federation.
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E.
Mr. President
Mr. President is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Bulgaria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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non-fiction work ⓘ |
| about |
Obama’s “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon” remark
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Tea Party-era opposition to Obama ⓘ Trayvon Martin case ⓘ birtherism ⓘ constraints on Obama’s discussion of race ⓘ continuities between past and present racism ⓘ criminal justice and race under Obama ⓘ expectations placed on Black political figures ⓘ history of race in American politics ⓘ limits of post-racial discourse ⓘ media narratives about Obama and race ⓘ political costs of addressing race directly ⓘ racial backlash to Barack Obama ⓘ symbolic integration versus structural inequality ⓘ symbolic versus substantive racial progress ⓘ white anxiety about Black political power ⓘ |
| author | Ta-Nehisi Coates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
constraints of respectability politics
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intersection of race and electoral politics ⓘ public expectations of Black leadership ⓘ racialized reactions to policy debates ⓘ symbolic meaning of the Obama family in American culture ⓘ |
| genre |
journalism
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political essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical examination of American racism
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skeptical of post-racial narratives ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American racism
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Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ backlash to Barack Obama ⓘ political polarization in the United States ⓘ race and the Obama presidency ⓘ racial politics in the United States ⓘ symbolism of a Black president ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential analysis of race and the Obama presidency
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shaping public discourse on post-racial America ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine article ⓘ |
| publicationVenueType | American magazine ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | The Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Obama presidency
NERFINISHED
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early 21st century United States ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Fear of a Black President” Description of subject: “Fear of a Black President” is an influential essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates that examines the racial politics, backlash, and symbolism surrounding Barack Obama’s presidency.
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