Long Walk to Freedom
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Long Walk to Freedom canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T406292 — 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: Long Walk to Freedom Context triple: [Nelson Mandela, notableWork, Long Walk to Freedom]
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A.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a biographical film depicting the life and struggle of Nelson Mandela, in which Idris Elba portrays the iconic South African leader.
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B.
Voices of Freedom
Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.
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C.
The Path to Freedom
"The Path to Freedom" is a chapter in Carl Sagan’s science book *The Demon-Haunted World* that explores how scientific thinking and skepticism can liberate people from superstition and irrational beliefs.
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D.
My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
"My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr." is Coretta Scott King's memoir recounting her life with the civil rights leader and offering an intimate perspective on the movement they helped lead.
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E.
Black America Again
Black America Again is a socially conscious hip-hop album by Common that addresses systemic racism, black identity, and political resistance in contemporary America.
- 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: Long Walk to Freedom Target entity description: 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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A.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a biographical film depicting the life and struggle of Nelson Mandela, in which Idris Elba portrays the iconic South African leader.
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B.
Voices of Freedom
Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.
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C.
The Path to Freedom
"The Path to Freedom" is a chapter in Carl Sagan’s science book *The Demon-Haunted World* that explores how scientific thinking and skepticism can liberate people from superstition and irrational beliefs.
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D.
My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
"My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr." is Coretta Scott King's memoir recounting her life with the civil rights leader and offering an intimate perspective on the movement they helped lead.
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E.
Black America Again
Black America Again is a socially conscious hip-hop album by Common that addresses systemic racism, black identity, and political resistance in contemporary America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film adaptation ⓘ |
| author | Nelson Mandela ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Rivonia Trial
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imprisonment on Robben Island ⓘ struggle against apartheid ⓘ transition to democracy in South Africa ⓘ |
| describesPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| follows |
Mandela’s education and early activism
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Mandela’s election as President of South Africa ⓘ Mandela’s imprisonment ⓘ Mandela’s leadership in the African National Congress ⓘ Mandela’s release from prison ⓘ Mandela’s rural childhood in Mvezo and Qunu ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political autobiography ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of Robben Island imprisonment
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accounts of underground political activity ⓘ reflections on negotiation and nation-building ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780316548182 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Nelson Mandela
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South African politics ⓘ anti-apartheid movement ⓘ apartheid ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Nelson Mandela
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Oliver Tambo ⓘ Walter Sisulu ⓘ Winnie Mandela ⓘ
surface form:
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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| portraysOrganization |
African National Congress
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Umkhonto we Sizwe ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Little, Brown and Company
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Macdonald Purnell ⓘ |
| setting | South Africa ⓘ |
| theme |
forgiveness
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freedom ⓘ leadership ⓘ racial justice ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | from Mandela’s childhood to his presidency ⓘ |
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Subject: Long Walk to Freedom Description of subject: 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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