Kintango in Roots
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Kintango in *Roots* is a character portrayed by Moses Gunn in the landmark 1977 television miniseries based on Alex Haley’s novel about African ancestry and slavery in America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kintango in Roots canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11660735 — 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: Kintango in Roots Context triple: [Moses Gunn, notableRole, Kintango in Roots]
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A.
Las Reglas de Congo
Las Reglas de Congo is an Afro-Cuban religious and magical tradition of Central African (Kongo) origin, centered on spirit veneration, ancestor worship, and ritual use of sacred cauldrons and natural forces.
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B.
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah is a political novel by Chinua Achebe that explores power, corruption, and resistance in a fictional postcolonial African state.
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C.
Imbewu: The Seed
Imbewu: The Seed is a South African television drama series that explores themes of family, power, and cultural legacy within a wealthy Durban-based Indian and Zulu business dynasty.
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D.
Forest of the Pygmies
Forest of the Pygmies is a young adult adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows journalist Kate Cold and her companions on a perilous journey into an African jungle to confront slavery and corruption.
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E.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by V. S. Naipaul that explores postcolonial turmoil and personal dislocation in an unnamed Central African country.
- 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: Kintango in Roots Target entity description: Kintango in *Roots* is a character portrayed by Moses Gunn in the landmark 1977 television miniseries based on Alex Haley’s novel about African ancestry and slavery in America.
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A.
Las Reglas de Congo
Las Reglas de Congo is an Afro-Cuban religious and magical tradition of Central African (Kongo) origin, centered on spirit veneration, ancestor worship, and ritual use of sacred cauldrons and natural forces.
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B.
Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah is a political novel by Chinua Achebe that explores power, corruption, and resistance in a fictional postcolonial African state.
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C.
Imbewu: The Seed
Imbewu: The Seed is a South African television drama series that explores themes of family, power, and cultural legacy within a wealthy Durban-based Indian and Zulu business dynasty.
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D.
Forest of the Pygmies
Forest of the Pygmies is a young adult adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows journalist Kate Cold and her companions on a perilous journey into an African jungle to confront slavery and corruption.
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E.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by V. S. Naipaul that explores postcolonial turmoil and personal dislocation in an unnamed Central African country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Roots (1977 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBasedOn | Roots: The Saga of an American Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Alex Haley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
African ancestry
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family heritage ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| basedOnHistoricalContext | transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInStory | The Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrCulturalBackgroundInStory | Mandinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Roots, Part I (1977) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
historical drama
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slave narrative adaptation ⓘ |
| languageOfPortrayal | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
African elder
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village leader ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse | Roots franchise ⓘ |
| originalNetworkOfWork | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCastEnsembleWith |
Ben Vereen
NERFINISHED
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Chuck Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ Cicely Tyson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Asner NERFINISHED ⓘ Georg Stanford Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ John Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ LeVar Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorne Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Gossett Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Madge Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ Maya Angelou NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Waite NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Scatman Crothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Moses Gunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInCountryOfProduction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| workReceivedAward |
Golden Globe Awards (for Roots)
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Awards (for Roots) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workRecognizedAs | landmark American television miniseries ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstBroadcast | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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