In Dahomey
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"In Dahomey" is a landmark 1903 musical comedy widely recognized as the first full-length Broadway show written and performed by African Americans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| In Dahomey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11014094 — 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: In Dahomey Context triple: [Bert Williams, notableWork, In Dahomey]
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A.
Dahomey and the Slave Trade
"Dahomey and the Slave Trade" is a historical study by Karl Polanyi examining the economic and social structures of the Kingdom of Dahomey in relation to the Atlantic slave trade.
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B.
Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a symbolic and haunting memorial site on Gorée Island in Senegal, marking the final exit point from Africa for countless enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
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C.
Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a memorial arch on the West African coast of Ouidah, Benin, commemorating the countless enslaved Africans forced onto ships during the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
Kongi’s Harvest
Kongi’s Harvest is a satirical play by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka that critiques political tyranny and postcolonial African leadership through the story of a despotic ruler’s ceremonial “harvest” festival.
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E.
Nacimiento de los Negros
Nacimiento de los Negros is a historic community in Coahuila, Mexico, founded by Black Seminoles who migrated there in the 19th century to escape slavery and persecution in the United States.
- 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: In Dahomey Target entity description: "In Dahomey" is a landmark 1903 musical comedy widely recognized as the first full-length Broadway show written and performed by African Americans.
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A.
Dahomey and the Slave Trade
"Dahomey and the Slave Trade" is a historical study by Karl Polanyi examining the economic and social structures of the Kingdom of Dahomey in relation to the Atlantic slave trade.
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B.
Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a symbolic and haunting memorial site on Gorée Island in Senegal, marking the final exit point from Africa for countless enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
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C.
Door of No Return
The Door of No Return is a memorial arch on the West African coast of Ouidah, Benin, commemorating the countless enslaved Africans forced onto ships during the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
Kongi’s Harvest
Kongi’s Harvest is a satirical play by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka that critiques political tyranny and postcolonial African leadership through the story of a despotic ruler’s ceremonial “harvest” festival.
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E.
Nacimiento de los Negros
Nacimiento de los Negros is a historic community in Coahuila, Mexico, founded by Black Seminoles who migrated there in the 19th century to escape slavery and persecution in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Jesse A. Shipp ⓘ |
| bookBy | Jesse A. Shipp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BroadwayDebutYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| composer | Will Marion Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | African American life ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| features |
comic sketches
ⓘ
song-and-dance numbers ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasCastType | predominantly African American cast ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | first full-length musical on a major Broadway stage created by African Americans ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
back-to-Africa themes
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ racial uplift ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African American entrepreneurship
ⓘ
diaspora identity ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | milestone in African American musical theatre ⓘ |
| influenced | later Black Broadway productions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Laurence Dunbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | theatrical musical ⓘ |
| musicStyle | ragtime-influenced score ⓘ |
| notableFor | first full-length Broadway musical written and performed by African Americans ⓘ |
| openingDateOnBroadway | 1903-02-18 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| partOf | history of African American theatre ⓘ |
| performedAt | His Majesty's Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAt | New York Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Lederer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runType | Broadway run ⓘ |
| setting |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starred |
Aida Overton Walker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bert Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ George Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touredIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: In Dahomey Description of subject: "In Dahomey" is a landmark 1903 musical comedy widely recognized as the first full-length Broadway show written and performed by African Americans.
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