Carey McWilliams
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Carey McWilliams was an influential American journalist, editor, and public intellectual known for his incisive writings on politics, civil liberties, and social justice, particularly in mid-20th-century America.
All labels observed (1)
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| Carey McWilliams canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6556246 — 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: Carey McWilliams Context triple: [APSA Carey McWilliams Award, namedAfter, Carey McWilliams]
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H. Stuart Hughes
H. Stuart Hughes was an American historian and intellectual known for his work on European intellectual history and his involvement in mid-20th-century liberal politics.
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William Joyce Sewell
William Joyce Sewell was a 19th-century Irish-born American Civil War general and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
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C.
Kenneth H. Jackson
Kenneth H. Jackson was a prominent 20th-century British linguist and historian renowned for his pioneering research on the history and development of the Celtic languages.
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D.
Ithiel de Sola Pool
Ithiel de Sola Pool was an influential American political scientist and communications scholar known for pioneering work on the social and political impacts of mass media and emerging information technologies.
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E.
Brooks Adams
Brooks Adams was an American historian and political thinker known for his analyses of economic forces in history and his critiques of capitalism and imperial expansion.
- 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: Carey McWilliams Target entity description: Carey McWilliams was an influential American journalist, editor, and public intellectual known for his incisive writings on politics, civil liberties, and social justice, particularly in mid-20th-century America.
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A.
H. Stuart Hughes
H. Stuart Hughes was an American historian and intellectual known for his work on European intellectual history and his involvement in mid-20th-century liberal politics.
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B.
William Joyce Sewell
William Joyce Sewell was a 19th-century Irish-born American Civil War general and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
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C.
Kenneth H. Jackson
Kenneth H. Jackson was a prominent 20th-century British linguist and historian renowned for his pioneering research on the history and development of the Celtic languages.
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D.
Ithiel de Sola Pool
Ithiel de Sola Pool was an influential American political scientist and communications scholar known for pioneering work on the social and political impacts of mass media and emerging information technologies.
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E.
Brooks Adams
Brooks Adams was an American historian and political thinker known for his analyses of economic forces in history and his critiques of capitalism and imperial expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
editor
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ political writer ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Southern California ⓘ |
| employer | The Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | McWilliams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American politics
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California history ⓘ civil liberties ⓘ immigration ⓘ labor issues ⓘ political journalism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| givenName | Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
Japanese American internment
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McCarthyism NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican American history ⓘ agribusiness in California ⓘ racial discrimination in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of California politics and society
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editorial leadership of The Nation magazine ⓘ writings on civil liberties ⓘ writings on politics ⓘ writings on social justice ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
American liberalism
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progressivism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brothers Under the Skin
NERFINISHED
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California: The Great Exception NERFINISHED ⓘ Factories in the Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Ill Fares the Land NERFINISHED ⓘ North from Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California Country: An Island on the Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Witch Hunt: The Revival of Heresy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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editor ⓘ journalist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor of The Nation ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carey McWilliams Description of subject: Carey McWilliams was an influential American journalist, editor, and public intellectual known for his incisive writings on politics, civil liberties, and social justice, particularly in mid-20th-century America.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.