Charles R. Lawrence III
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Charles R. Lawrence III is a prominent American legal scholar whose work on race, unconscious bias, and equal protection has been foundational to the development of critical race theory.
All labels observed (1)
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| Charles R. Lawrence III canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10264483 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles R. Lawrence III Context triple: [Critical race theory, associatedWith, Charles R. Lawrence III]
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A.
Jeffrey B. Skiles
Jeffrey B. Skiles is an American airline pilot best known as the first officer who helped successfully ditch US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009.
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B.
Charles R. Humphrey III
Charles R. Humphrey III is an American bluegrass bassist and songwriter best known as a longtime member of the Grammy-winning band Steep Canyon Rangers.
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C.
Phillip A. Talbert
Phillip A. Talbert is a federal prosecutor who serves as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California.
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D.
Richard T. Rives
Richard T. Rives was a U.S. federal appellate judge known for his influential civil rights decisions during the mid-20th century, particularly in cases challenging racial segregation in the American South.
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E.
John M. Balch
John M. Balch was an individual significant enough in local history that the city of Balch Springs, Texas, was named in his honor.
- 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: Charles R. Lawrence III Target entity description: Charles R. Lawrence III is a prominent American legal scholar whose work on race, unconscious bias, and equal protection has been foundational to the development of critical race theory.
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A.
Jeffrey B. Skiles
Jeffrey B. Skiles is an American airline pilot best known as the first officer who helped successfully ditch US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009.
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B.
Charles R. Humphrey III
Charles R. Humphrey III is an American bluegrass bassist and songwriter best known as a longtime member of the Grammy-winning band Steep Canyon Rangers.
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C.
Phillip A. Talbert
Phillip A. Talbert is a federal prosecutor who serves as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California.
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D.
Richard T. Rives
Richard T. Rives was a U.S. federal appellate judge known for his influential civil rights decisions during the mid-20th century, particularly in cases challenging racial segregation in the American South.
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E.
John M. Balch
John M. Balch was an individual significant enough in local history that the city of Balch Springs, Texas, was named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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law professor ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ person ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Haverford College
NERFINISHED
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Yale Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf |
If He Hollers Let Him Go: Regulating Racist Speech on Campus
NERFINISHED
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The Id, the Ego, and Equal Protection: Reckoning with Unconscious Racism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Words That Wound: Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, and the First Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coEditorOf | We Won’t Go Back: Making the Case for Affirmative Action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Haverford College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yale Law School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| fieldOfWork |
anti-discrimination law
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civil rights law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ critical race theory NERFINISHED ⓘ equal protection law ⓘ race and the law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicPosition |
Georgetown University Law Center
NERFINISHED
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Howard University School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanford Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Hawaii at Manoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
cultural meaning of racial harm
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unconscious racism ⓘ |
| influenced | development of critical race theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to critical race theory
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scholarship on equal protection ⓘ theory of unconscious racism ⓘ work on race and the law ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | critical race theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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legal scholar ⓘ professor of law ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
First Amendment and racist speech
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affirmative action ⓘ racism ⓘ unconscious bias ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Charles R. Lawrence III Description of subject: Charles R. Lawrence III is a prominent American legal scholar whose work on race, unconscious bias, and equal protection has been foundational to the development of critical race theory.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Critical race theory