Keisha N. Blain is a historian of African American history
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Keisha N. Blain is a prominent historian and writer specializing in African American history and Black internationalism, known for her influential scholarship on race, politics, and social movements.
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| Keisha N. Blain is a historian of African American history canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Keisha N. Blain is a historian of African American history Context triple: [Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019, editorRoleOf, Keisha N. Blain is a historian of African American history]
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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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Robin D. G. Kelley
Robin D. G. Kelley is an American historian and scholar of African American history, radical social movements, and Black intellectual and cultural life.
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Ja'Net DuBois
Ja'Net DuBois was an American actress and singer best known for her role as Willona Woods on the sitcom "Good Times" and for co-writing and singing the theme song for "The Jeffersons."
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D.
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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E.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Tressie McMillan Cottom is an American sociologist, writer, and public intellectual known for her work on race, inequality, and higher education.
- 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 is a historian of African American history Target entity description: Keisha N. Blain is a prominent historian and writer specializing in African American history and Black internationalism, known for her influential scholarship on race, politics, and social 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.
Robin D. G. Kelley
Robin D. G. Kelley is an American historian and scholar of African American history, radical social movements, and Black intellectual and cultural life.
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C.
Ja'Net DuBois
Ja'Net DuBois was an American actress and singer best known for her role as Willona Woods on the sitcom "Good Times" and for co-writing and singing the theme song for "The Jeffersons."
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D.
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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E.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Tressie McMillan Cottom is an American sociologist, writer, and public intellectual known for her work on race, inequality, and higher education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | historian ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom
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Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Book in African American Women’s and Gender History (Organization of American Historians)
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Darlene Clark Hine Award (Organization of American Historians) NERFINISHED ⓘ Letitia Woods Brown Book Award (Association of Black Women Historians) NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha A. Sandweiss Dissertation Prize (Princeton University) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coEditedWith | Ibram X. Kendi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coEditorOf | Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Binghamton University
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
20th-century United States history
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African American history NERFINISHED ⓘ African diaspora studies ⓘ Black internationalism ⓘ Black women’s history ⓘ race and politics ⓘ social movements ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in history ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commentator on contemporary racial politics
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public intellectual ⓘ |
| knownFor |
public scholarship on race and politics in the United States
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research on Black internationalism ⓘ scholarship on Black nationalist women ⓘ work on Fannie Lou Hamer ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
African American Intellectual History Society
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Organization of American Historians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Black feminism
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Black internationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019
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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 |
author
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historian ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the African American Intellectual History Society ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
Black nationalism
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Black women’s political activism ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ global freedom struggles ⓘ |
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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019
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Keisha N. Blain is a historian of African American history
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