Up from Slavery
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Up from Slavery is Booker T. Washington’s influential 1901 autobiography recounting his rise from enslavement to national prominence as an educator and leader in the African American community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Up from Slavery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5886799 — 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: Up from Slavery Context triple: [Booker T. Washington, notableWork, Up from Slavery]
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A.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
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B.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
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C.
Negro Life at the South
"Negro Life at the South" is an 1859 genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts the everyday lives of enslaved African Americans in a Washington, D.C. backyard, offering a complex, nuanced view of slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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D.
Uncle Tom's Children
Uncle Tom's Children is a collection of novellas by African American author Richard Wright that powerfully depicts racial violence and Black resistance in the Jim Crow South.
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E.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States is a mid-19th-century travel narrative and social commentary that examines the economy, society, and conditions of slavery in the American South.
- 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: Up from Slavery Target entity description: Up from Slavery is Booker T. Washington’s influential 1901 autobiography recounting his rise from enslavement to national prominence as an educator and leader in the African American community.
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A.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom is an 1855 autobiographical slave narrative by Frederick Douglass that expands on his earlier life story to offer a powerful critique of American slavery and racism.
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B.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is the third and most comprehensive autobiography of the famed abolitionist and orator, chronicling his life from enslavement through his later political and diplomatic career.
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C.
Negro Life at the South
"Negro Life at the South" is an 1859 genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts the everyday lives of enslaved African Americans in a Washington, D.C. backyard, offering a complex, nuanced view of slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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D.
Uncle Tom's Children
Uncle Tom's Children is a collection of novellas by African American author Richard Wright that powerfully depicts racial violence and Black resistance in the Jim Crow South.
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E.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States is a mid-19th-century travel narrative and social commentary that examines the economy, society, and conditions of slavery in the American South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | autobiography ⓘ |
| author | Booker T. Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Booker T. Washington’s childhood in slavery
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Booker T. Washington’s pursuit of education ⓘ Washington’s rise to national prominence ⓘ founding of Tuskegee Institute ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Outlook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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autobiography ⓘ slave narrative ⓘ |
| hasCriticism |
contrasted with W. E. B. Du Bois’s views
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criticized for conciliatory stance toward segregation ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasPart | Atlanta Exposition Address NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a classic of African American literature
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widely read in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American leadership debates
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civil rights discourse in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn |
African American studies courses
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U.S. history courses ⓘ literature courses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | African-American autobiographical tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Booker T. Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
accommodationism
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industrial education ⓘ self-help ⓘ |
| originalMedium | serial publication ⓘ |
| placeDescribed |
Franklin County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Hampton Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday, Page & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
African American education
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Booker T. Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuskegee Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ racial uplift ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
American Civil War era
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Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
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