Go Tell It on the Mountain
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Go Tell It on the Mountain is James Baldwin’s seminal semi-autobiographical novel exploring race, religion, and family in early 20th-century Harlem.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Go Tell It on the Mountain canonical | 8 |
| Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953 novel) | 1 |
| Go Tell It on the Mountain universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549236 — 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: Go Tell It on the Mountain Context triple: [James Baldwin, notableWork, Go Tell It on the Mountain]
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A.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a 1940 novel by Carson McCullers that portrays the emotional isolation and inner lives of misfit characters in a small Depression-era Southern town.
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B.
Agnes of God
Agnes of God is a 1985 psychological drama film about a young nun, a dead newborn, and the ensuing clash between faith and reason during a court-ordered psychiatric investigation.
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C.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
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D.
Way Down East
Way Down East is a 1920 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its emotional storytelling and groundbreaking ice floe rescue sequence.
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E.
East of Eden
East of Eden is a 1955 American drama film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, best known for its direction by Elia Kazan and one of James Dean’s most iconic performances.
- 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: Go Tell It on the Mountain Target entity description: Go Tell It on the Mountain is James Baldwin’s seminal semi-autobiographical novel exploring race, religion, and family in early 20th-century Harlem.
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A.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is a 1940 novel by Carson McCullers that portrays the emotional isolation and inner lives of misfit characters in a small Depression-era Southern town.
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B.
Agnes of God
Agnes of God is a 1985 psychological drama film about a young nun, a dead newborn, and the ensuing clash between faith and reason during a court-ordered psychiatric investigation.
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C.
Sula
Sula is a 1973 novel by American author Toni Morrison that explores Black female friendship, community, and identity in a small Ohio town.
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D.
Way Down East
Way Down East is a 1920 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its emotional storytelling and groundbreaking ice floe rescue sequence.
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E.
East of Eden
East of Eden is a 1955 American drama film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, best known for its direction by Elia Kazan and one of James Dean’s most iconic performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| adaptationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| author | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | John Grimes ⓘ |
| character |
Elizabeth Grimes
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Florence ⓘ Gabriel Grimes ⓘ Roy Grimes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
African-American religious life
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intergenerational trauma ⓘ sexuality and guilt ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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bildungsroman ⓘ fiction ⓘ religious fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | television film adaptation ⓘ |
| includedIn | 20th-century American literature canon ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
James Baldwin’s childhood in Harlem
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Pentecostal church experience ⓘ |
| languageOfAdaptation | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
major work in James Baldwin’s oeuvre
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seminal work of African-American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
coming of age
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family ⓘ identity ⓘ race ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of biblical imagery
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portrayal of Black Pentecostal church culture ⓘ psychological depth of characters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingCity | New York City ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | Harlem ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | three-part structure ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
high school curricula
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university literature courses ⓘ |
| titleOrigin |
African American spirituals
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surface form:
African-American spiritual "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Go Tell It on the Mountain Description of subject: Go Tell It on the Mountain is James Baldwin’s seminal semi-autobiographical novel exploring race, religion, and family in early 20th-century Harlem.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953 novel)
this entity surface form:
Go Tell It on the Mountain universe