The Story of Alabama
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The Story of Alabama is a historical work that offers a comprehensive narrative of Alabama’s past, written by historian and longtime Alabama Department of Archives and History director Marie Bankhead Owen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Story of Alabama canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8401580 — 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: The Story of Alabama Context triple: [Marie Bankhead Owen, notableWork, The Story of Alabama]
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A.
Stars Fell on Alabama
"Stars Fell on Alabama" is a popular jazz standard, widely known through its classic duet recording by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
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B.
A Letter from the South
"A Letter from the South" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on race, history, and the Black experience in the American South.
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C.
Deep South
The Deep South is a cultural and geographic subregion of the southeastern United States known for its distinct history, traditions, and social and political identity, often associated with states like Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, and parts of neighboring areas.
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D.
Light of the South
Light of the South is the English rendering of the Japanese name given to Singapore during its World War II occupation.
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E.
Empire State of the South
Empire State of the South is a nickname for the U.S. state of Georgia, reflecting its historical economic dominance and cultural influence in the American South.
- 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: The Story of Alabama Target entity description: The Story of Alabama is a historical work that offers a comprehensive narrative of Alabama’s past, written by historian and longtime Alabama Department of Archives and History director Marie Bankhead Owen.
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A.
Stars Fell on Alabama
"Stars Fell on Alabama" is a popular jazz standard, widely known through its classic duet recording by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
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B.
A Letter from the South
"A Letter from the South" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on race, history, and the Black experience in the American South.
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C.
Deep South
The Deep South is a cultural and geographic subregion of the southeastern United States known for its distinct history, traditions, and social and political identity, often associated with states like Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, and parts of neighboring areas.
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D.
Light of the South
Light of the South is the English rendering of the Japanese name given to Singapore during its World War II occupation.
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E.
Empire State of the South
Empire State of the South is a nickname for the U.S. state of Georgia, reflecting its historical economic dominance and cultural influence in the American South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alabama Department of Archives and History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Marie Bankhead Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversTopic |
colonial period in Alabama
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cultural history of Alabama ⓘ economic development of Alabama ⓘ political history of Alabama ⓘ social history of Alabama ⓘ statehood of Alabama ⓘ territorial period of Alabama ⓘ |
| describedAs | a comprehensive narrative of Alabama’s past ⓘ |
| educationalUse | reference for Alabama history instruction ⓘ |
| genre | state history ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Marie Bankhead Owen as director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalApproach | narrative history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Alabama-centric historical perspective ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in Alabama history
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students of Alabama history ⓘ |
| isAbout | U.S. state of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | history of Alabama ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Alabama Department of Archives and History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeCoverage | from early settlement to modern era of Alabama ⓘ |
| workLocationOfAuthor | Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Story of Alabama Description of subject: The Story of Alabama is a historical work that offers a comprehensive narrative of Alabama’s past, written by historian and longtime Alabama Department of Archives and History director Marie Bankhead Owen.
Referenced by (1)
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