"The Street" (1946)
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"The Street" (1946) is Ann Petry’s groundbreaking novel that portrays the struggles of a Black woman in Harlem and is celebrated as a landmark work in African American literature.
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| "The Street" (1946) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: "The Street" (1946) Context triple: [Ann Petry, publicationDateOfWork, "The Street" (1946)]
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The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American film noir crime drama directed by John Huston, renowned for its gritty, realistic portrayal of a meticulously planned jewel heist and its influence on the heist genre.
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B.
The Naked City
The Naked City is a 1948 American film noir crime drama celebrated for its semi-documentary style and on-location shooting in New York City.
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C.
The Day of the Locust (film)
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American drama film, based on Nathanael West’s novel, that offers a dark, satirical portrayal of Hollywood and the destructive dreams of those drawn to it in the 1930s.
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D.
Naked City
Naked City is an American police procedural television series from the late 1950s and early 1960s, acclaimed for its gritty, semi-documentary style and focus on the lives of New York City detectives and residents.
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E.
White Heat
White Heat is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Raoul Walsh, renowned for James Cagney’s iconic performance as psychotic gangster Cody Jarrett and its explosive finale.
- 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: "The Street" (1946) Target entity description: "The Street" (1946) is Ann Petry’s groundbreaking novel that portrays the struggles of a Black woman in Harlem and is celebrated as a landmark work in African American literature.
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A.
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American film noir crime drama directed by John Huston, renowned for its gritty, realistic portrayal of a meticulously planned jewel heist and its influence on the heist genre.
-
B.
The Naked City
The Naked City is a 1948 American film noir crime drama celebrated for its semi-documentary style and on-location shooting in New York City.
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C.
The Day of the Locust (film)
The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American drama film, based on Nathanael West’s novel, that offers a dark, satirical portrayal of Hollywood and the destructive dreams of those drawn to it in the 1930s.
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D.
Naked City
Naked City is an American police procedural television series from the late 1950s and early 1960s, acclaimed for its gritty, semi-documentary style and focus on the lives of New York City detectives and residents.
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E.
White Heat
White Heat is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Raoul Walsh, renowned for James Cagney’s iconic performance as psychotic gangster Cody Jarrett and its explosive finale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ann Petry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
American Dream
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economic oppression ⓘ housing discrimination ⓘ racism ⓘ sexism ⓘ single motherhood ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | struggles of a Black woman in Harlem ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
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protest novel ⓘ social realist novel ⓘ urban fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
African American urban fiction
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later Black feminist writers ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0395901499 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African American women
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domestic labor ⓘ institutional racism ⓘ sexual exploitation ⓘ urban environment ⓘ working-class families ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early best-selling novel by an African American woman
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landmark work in African American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lutie Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
African American literary tradition
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Harlem Renaissance legacy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of structural racism
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focus on Black female subjectivity ⓘ intersectional analysis of race, gender, and class ⓘ portrayal of Black urban life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistEthnicity | Black ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
1940s
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World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: "The Street" (1946) Description of subject: "The Street" (1946) is Ann Petry’s groundbreaking novel that portrays the struggles of a Black woman in Harlem and is celebrated as a landmark work in African American literature.
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