Cora Randall
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Cora Randall is the enslaved young woman who becomes the central protagonist of Colson Whitehead’s novel "The Underground Railroad," embarking on a perilous journey to escape bondage through a reimagined subterranean rail system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cora Randall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8842894 — 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: Cora Randall Context triple: [The Underground Railroad, mainCharacter, Cora Randall]
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A.
Cora Hudson
Cora Hudson is a supporting character on the sitcom "Mork & Mindy," known as Mindy’s warm, down-to-earth grandmother.
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B.
Cora Stewart
Cora Stewart is the alternate name of Cora Crane, an American writer and common-law wife of author Stephen Crane, known for her journalism and bohemian lifestyle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Cora Simmons
Cora Simmons is a devout, good-natured Christian woman and the often exasperated daughter of the outspoken matriarch Madea in Tyler Perry’s film and stage universe.
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D.
Cora Smith
Cora Smith is the seductive and scheming femme fatale who conspires with her lover to murder her husband in the classic film noir The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).
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E.
Cora Walton
Cora Walton, better known as Koko Taylor, was a powerhouse American blues singer celebrated as the "Queen of the Blues" for her raw, gritty vocals and influential Chicago blues recordings.
- 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: Cora Randall Target entity description: Cora Randall is the enslaved young woman who becomes the central protagonist of Colson Whitehead’s novel "The Underground Railroad," embarking on a perilous journey to escape bondage through a reimagined subterranean rail system.
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A.
Cora Hudson
Cora Hudson is a supporting character on the sitcom "Mork & Mindy," known as Mindy’s warm, down-to-earth grandmother.
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B.
Cora Stewart
Cora Stewart is the alternate name of Cora Crane, an American writer and common-law wife of author Stephen Crane, known for her journalism and bohemian lifestyle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Cora Simmons
Cora Simmons is a devout, good-natured Christian woman and the often exasperated daughter of the outspoken matriarch Madea in Tyler Perry’s film and stage universe.
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D.
Cora Smith
Cora Smith is the seductive and scheming femme fatale who conspires with her lover to murder her husband in the classic film noir The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).
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E.
Cora Walton
Cora Walton, better known as Koko Taylor, was a powerhouse American blues singer celebrated as the "Queen of the Blues" for her raw, gritty vocals and influential Chicago blues recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | The Underground Railroad (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Underground Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caesar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ridgeway NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal ⓘ Valentine farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | from bondage to a tenuous, uncertain freedom ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Colson Whitehead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| experiences |
physical violence
ⓘ
sexual threat ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Underground Railroad (2016 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandmother | Ajarry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | central protagonist ⓘ |
| journeysThrough |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ |
| livesIn | Georgia plantation ⓘ |
| mother | Mabel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explores alternate history of the Underground Railroad ⓘ |
| notableAction |
escapes slavery
ⓘ
kills a white boy during her escape ⓘ |
| occupation | field hand ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Thuso Mbedu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pursuedBy | Ridgeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | enslaved person ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
resilience against systemic oppression
ⓘ
the struggle for Black freedom in America ⓘ |
| themeIn |
American slavery
ⓘ
freedom and resistance ⓘ trauma and survival ⓘ |
| timePeriod | antebellum American South ⓘ |
| travelsVia | underground railroad ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cora Randall Description of subject: Cora Randall is the enslaved young woman who becomes the central protagonist of Colson Whitehead’s novel "The Underground Railroad," embarking on a perilous journey to escape bondage through a reimagined subterranean rail system.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.