Purlie Victorious
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Purlie Victorious is a satirical stage play by Ossie Davis that confronts racism and segregation in the American South through humor and sharp social commentary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Purlie Victorious canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7230664 — 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: Purlie Victorious Context triple: [Ossie Davis, notableWork, Purlie Victorious]
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A.
Not Without Laughter
Not Without Laughter is Langston Hughes’s semi-autobiographical 1930 novel that portrays African American life and coming-of-age in a Midwestern Kansas town during the early 20th century.
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B.
Black Broadway
Black Broadway is a historic African American cultural and entertainment district in Washington, D.C., renowned for its jazz clubs, theaters, and vibrant Black arts scene in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
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D.
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 blaxploitation comedy-crime film, directed by Ossie Davis, that follows two Harlem detectives investigating a con man's fraudulent back-to-Africa scheme.
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E.
Porgy (novel)
Porgy (novel) is a 1925 work by DuBose Heyward that portrays the lives of African American residents in Charleston’s Catfish Row and later served as the basis for the opera Porgy and Bess.
- 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: Purlie Victorious Target entity description: Purlie Victorious is a satirical stage play by Ossie Davis that confronts racism and segregation in the American South through humor and sharp social commentary.
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A.
Not Without Laughter
Not Without Laughter is Langston Hughes’s semi-autobiographical 1930 novel that portrays African American life and coming-of-age in a Midwestern Kansas town during the early 20th century.
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B.
Black Broadway
Black Broadway is a historic African American cultural and entertainment district in Washington, D.C., renowned for its jazz clubs, theaters, and vibrant Black arts scene in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
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D.
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 blaxploitation comedy-crime film, directed by Ossie Davis, that follows two Harlem detectives investigating a con man's fraudulent back-to-Africa scheme.
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E.
Porgy (novel)
Porgy (novel) is a 1925 work by DuBose Heyward that portrays the lives of African American residents in Charleston’s Catfish Row and later served as the basis for the opera Porgy and Bess.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Gone Are the Days! (film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Purlie (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ossie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | Jim Crow-era segregation ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | two-act play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedIn | 1961 ⓘ |
| firstTheatre | Cort Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationType |
feature film adaptation
ⓘ
musical theatre adaptation ⓘ |
| hasBroadwayRevival | 2023 Broadway revival of Purlie Victorious ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0802131321 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Black sharecroppers
ⓘ
white plantation owner ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Purlie Victorious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
civil rights
ⓘ
racism ⓘ segregation in the American South ⓘ |
| notableFor |
confronting racism through comedy
ⓘ
early Broadway play by a Black playwright addressing civil rights issues ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| periodDepicted | pre–civil rights era American South ⓘ |
| producer | Philip Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revivalDirector | Kenny Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revivalStar | Leslie Odom Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revivalTheatre | Music Box Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revivalYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starsCharacter |
Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ol’ Cap’n Cotchipee NERFINISHED ⓘ Purlie Victorious Judson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
critical studies on African-American theatre
ⓘ
essays on civil rights-era drama ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
humor
ⓘ
parody ⓘ satire of racial stereotypes ⓘ |
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