William English Walling
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William English Walling was an American labor reformer, socialist, and journalist who played a key role in early 20th-century civil rights activism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William English Walling canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T462147 — 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.
Target entity: William English Walling Context triple: [NAACP, founder, William English Walling]
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William Z. Foster
William Z. Foster was an American labor organizer and prominent leader of the Communist Party USA in the early to mid-20th century.
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Albert Parsons
Albert Parsons was a prominent 19th-century American anarchist and labor activist who became one of the most famous defendants executed after the Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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C.
Norman Thomas
Norman Thomas was a prominent American socialist leader, Presbyterian minister, and six-time U.S. presidential candidate known for his advocacy of civil liberties, pacifism, and social justice.
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D.
Sydney Howard Gay
Sydney Howard Gay was a 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and editor known for his work on the Underground Railroad and his leadership at the National Anti-Slavery Standard.
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E.
Carroll D. Wright
Carroll D. Wright was a prominent American statistician and social reformer who served as the first U.S. Commissioner of Labor and became influential for his pioneering work in labor statistics and industrial relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William English Walling Target entity description: William English Walling was an American labor reformer, socialist, and journalist who played a key role in early 20th-century civil rights activism.
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A.
William Z. Foster
William Z. Foster was an American labor organizer and prominent leader of the Communist Party USA in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Albert Parsons
Albert Parsons was a prominent 19th-century American anarchist and labor activist who became one of the most famous defendants executed after the Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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C.
Norman Thomas
Norman Thomas was a prominent American socialist leader, Presbyterian minister, and six-time U.S. presidential candidate known for his advocacy of civil liberties, pacifism, and social justice.
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D.
Sydney Howard Gay
Sydney Howard Gay was a 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and editor known for his work on the Underground Railroad and his leadership at the National Anti-Slavery Standard.
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E.
Carroll D. Wright
Carroll D. Wright was a prominent American statistician and social reformer who served as the first U.S. Commissioner of Labor and became influential for his pioneering work in labor statistics and industrial relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American socialist
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ labor reformer ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Louisville, Kentucky
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surface form:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| coFounded |
NAACP
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surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1877-03-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1936-09-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Walling ⓘ |
| father | William H. Walling ⓘ |
| fullName | William English Walling self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| knownFor | co-founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWritten | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
NAACP
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surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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| middleName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Rosamond H. English ⓘ |
| movement |
American socialism
ⓘ
Progressive Era ⓘ
surface form:
Progressive Era reform movement
civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early 20th-century civil rights activism
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labor reform advocacy ⓘ socialist organizing in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Socialism As It Is
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The Race War in the North ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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journalist ⓘ labor reformer ⓘ social worker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Louisville, Kentucky
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surface form:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Amsterdam
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surface form:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| politicalIdeology |
progressivism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anna Strunsky Walling
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surface form:
Anna Strunsky
Anna Strunsky Walling ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
labor conditions and industrial reform
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race relations in the United States ⓘ |
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