C. L. R. James
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Marxist intellectual
cricket writer
historian
human
journalist
literary critic
playwright
political activist
writer
C. L. R. James was a Trinidadian historian, writer, and Marxist intellectual whose work on colonialism, the African diaspora, and revolutionary politics profoundly shaped Black Atlantic thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| C. L. R. James canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11796347 — 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: C. L. R. James Context triple: [Black Atlantic, influencedBy, C. L. R. James]
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A.
C. L. R. James Patterson
C. L. R. James Patterson is a person notable for sharing the distinguished Patterson surname, which is associated with prominent figures such as the Trinidadian historian and writer C. L. R. James.
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B.
George Padmore
George Padmore was a Trinidad-born Pan-Africanist, journalist, and leading anti-colonial activist who played a key role in organizing and ideologically shaping African independence movements in the mid-20th century.
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C.
John Henrik Clarke
John Henrik Clarke was an influential African-American historian, scholar, and Pan-Africanist whose work emphasized African history and culture as central to understanding world civilization.
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D.
Paul Gilroy
Paul Gilroy is a British scholar and cultural theorist renowned for his work on race, diaspora, and postcolonial identity, particularly through his influential book "The Black Atlantic."
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E.
Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall is a principal academic and administrative building on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.
- 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: C. L. R. James Target entity description: C. L. R. James was a Trinidadian historian, writer, and Marxist intellectual whose work on colonialism, the African diaspora, and revolutionary politics profoundly shaped Black Atlantic thought.
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A.
C. L. R. James Patterson
C. L. R. James Patterson is a person notable for sharing the distinguished Patterson surname, which is associated with prominent figures such as the Trinidadian historian and writer C. L. R. James.
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B.
George Padmore
George Padmore was a Trinidad-born Pan-Africanist, journalist, and leading anti-colonial activist who played a key role in organizing and ideologically shaping African independence movements in the mid-20th century.
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C.
John Henrik Clarke
John Henrik Clarke was an influential African-American historian, scholar, and Pan-Africanist whose work emphasized African history and culture as central to understanding world civilization.
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D.
Paul Gilroy
Paul Gilroy is a British scholar and cultural theorist renowned for his work on race, diaspora, and postcolonial identity, particularly through his influential book "The Black Atlantic."
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E.
Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall is a principal academic and administrative building on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (85)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist intellectual
ⓘ
cricket writer ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ playwright ⓘ political activist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
Columbia University
NERFINISHED
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University of the West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
African diaspora studies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Atlantic studies NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean studies ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1901-01-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Trinidad and Tobago
NERFINISHED
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Tunapuna, Trinidad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1989-05-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Queen's Royal College, Port of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Trinidadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ political theory ⓘ postcolonial studies ⓘ sports writing ⓘ |
| fullName | Cyril Lionel Robert James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical writing
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non-fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ political writing ⓘ sports literature ⓘ |
| givenName |
Cyril
NERFINISHED
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Lionel NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert ⓘ |
| hasPartInCollection | C. L. R. James Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Black radical tradition
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Caribbean intellectual history ⓘ Eric Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Gilroy NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hegelian dialectics
NERFINISHED
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Karl Marx ⓘ Leon Trotsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Lenin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of the Haitian Revolution
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contributions to Pan-Africanism ⓘ linking sport and politics in Beyond a Boundary ⓘ theory of Black liberation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Atlantic thought
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Marxism ⓘ Pan-Africanism NERFINISHED ⓘ Trotskyism ⓘ |
| name | C. L. R. James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A History of Pan-African Revolt
NERFINISHED
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American Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Beyond a Boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ Every Cook Can Govern NERFINISHED ⓘ Minty Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ Notes on Dialectics NERFINISHED ⓘ The Black Jacobins NERFINISHED ⓘ World Revolution, 1917–1936 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| politicalIdeology |
anti-colonialism
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anti-imperialism ⓘ revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| religion | secular humanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Brixton, London
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Port of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| spouse |
Constance Webb
NERFINISHED
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Selma James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
American culture
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French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Haitian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ colonialism ⓘ cricket ⓘ slavery ⓘ workers' self-emancipation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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