There Once Was a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass
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"There Once Was a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass" is a biographical work for young readers that vividly recounts the life, struggles, and achievements of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass.
All labels observed (1)
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| There Once Was a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7181237 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: There Once Was a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass Context triple: [Shirley Graham Du Bois, notableWork, There Once Was a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass]
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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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Frederick Douglass series
The Frederick Douglass series is a sequence of narrative paintings by Jacob Lawrence that visually chronicles the life, struggles, and achievements of the abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass.
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C.
From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans
From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans is a landmark scholarly survey of African American history that traces Black life in the United States from its African origins through slavery, emancipation, and the modern civil rights era.
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Douglass
Douglass is a surname and given name most famously associated with Frederick Douglass, the 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and orator.
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E.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
- 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: There Once Was a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass Target entity description: "There Once Was a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass" is a biographical work for young readers that vividly recounts the life, struggles, and achievements of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass.
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A.
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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B.
Frederick Douglass series
The Frederick Douglass series is a sequence of narrative paintings by Jacob Lawrence that visually chronicles the life, struggles, and achievements of the abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass.
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C.
From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans
From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans is a landmark scholarly survey of African American history that traces Black life in the United States from its African origins through slavery, emancipation, and the modern civil rights era.
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D.
Douglass
Douglass is a surname and given name most famously associated with Frederick Douglass, the 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and orator.
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E.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is a landmark 1845 autobiography that powerfully recounts Douglass’s experiences in slavery and his journey to freedom, becoming a foundational work of American abolitionist literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ children's book ⓘ young adult biography ⓘ |
| about |
African-American history
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American Civil War era ⓘ abolitionism ⓘ autobiographical writings of Frederick Douglass ⓘ human rights ⓘ oratory ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
abolitionist activism
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escape from slavery ⓘ fight for freedom ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
teaching American history
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teaching about civil rights ⓘ teaching about slavery ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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children's literature ⓘ historical nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasHero | Frederick Douglass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | There Once Was a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
highlight courage and perseverance
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inspire young readers ⓘ raise awareness of slavery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Frederick Douglass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
achievements of Frederick Douglass
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life of Frederick Douglass ⓘ struggles of Frederick Douglass ⓘ |
| portrays |
Frederick Douglass as a former slave
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Frederick Douglass as a heroic figure ⓘ Frederick Douglass as an abolitionist leader ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century United States ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ young readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: There Once Was a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass Description of subject: "There Once Was a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass" is a biographical work for young readers that vividly recounts the life, struggles, and achievements of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
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notableWork
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There Once Was a Slave: The Heroic Story of Frederick Douglass
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