Keisha N. Blain
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Keisha N. Blain is an American historian and author known for her influential scholarship on African American history, Black internationalism, and civil rights movements.
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| Keisha N. Blain canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keisha N. Blain Context triple: [Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019, editor, Keisha N. Blain]
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Barbara Ransby
Barbara Ransby is an American historian, writer, and activist known for her influential scholarship on Black women’s leadership in civil rights and Black freedom movements.
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B.
Patricia Hill Collins
Patricia Hill Collins is an influential American sociologist and Black feminist theorist known for her work on intersectionality, Black women's intellectual traditions, and critical race theory.
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C.
Barbara Franklin
Barbara Franklin is an American business executive and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce known for advancing women’s roles in government and corporate leadership.
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D.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Tressie McMillan Cottom is an American sociologist, writer, and public intellectual known for her work on race, inequality, and higher education.
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E.
Laura Waters Giddings
Laura Waters Giddings was the wife of prominent 19th-century American abolitionist and politician Joshua R. Giddings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keisha N. Blain Target entity description: Keisha N. Blain is an American historian and author known for her influential scholarship on African American history, Black internationalism, and civil rights movements.
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A.
Barbara Ransby
Barbara Ransby is an American historian, writer, and activist known for her influential scholarship on Black women’s leadership in civil rights and Black freedom movements.
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B.
Patricia Hill Collins
Patricia Hill Collins is an influential American sociologist and Black feminist theorist known for her work on intersectionality, Black women's intellectual traditions, and critical race theory.
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C.
Barbara Franklin
Barbara Franklin is an American business executive and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce known for advancing women’s roles in government and corporate leadership.
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D.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Tressie McMillan Cottom is an American sociologist, writer, and public intellectual known for her work on race, inequality, and higher education.
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E.
Laura Waters Giddings
Laura Waters Giddings was the wife of prominent 19th-century American abolitionist and politician Joshua R. Giddings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historian ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf |
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019
NERFINISHED
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Policing Black Bodies: How Black Lives Are Surveilled and How to Work for Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coEditorOf |
Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence
NERFINISHED
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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ To Turn the Whole World Over: Black Women and Internationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| fieldOfWork |
20th-century United States history
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African American history ⓘ African diaspora studies ⓘ Black internationalism ⓘ civil rights history ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ women’s and gender history ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commentator on race and politics
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public intellectual ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Policing Black Bodies: How Black Lives Are Surveilled and How to Work for Change NERFINISHED ⓘ Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ To Turn the Whole World Over: Black Women and Internationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
public scholarship on race and politics
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research on Black internationalism ⓘ scholarship on African American history ⓘ work on civil rights movements ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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university professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
Black nationalism
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Black women’s political activism ⓘ Fannie Lou Hamer NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. civil rights movement ⓘ global freedom struggles ⓘ racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
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