Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was a major youth-led civil rights organization in the United States, best known for organizing sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and voter registration drives in the 1960s.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T80375 — 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: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Context triple: [American civil rights movement, keyOrganization, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]
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A.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is a prominent American civil rights organization, led in its early years by Martin Luther King Jr., that coordinated nonviolent protests and campaigns against racial segregation and discrimination.
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B.
NAACP
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is a historic U.S. civil rights organization founded in 1909 that has led legal challenges and advocacy efforts against racial discrimination and segregation.
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C.
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit organization dedicated to defending and preserving individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and laws.
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D.
National Federation of Democratic Women
The National Federation of Democratic Women is the official national organization that promotes and supports the participation, leadership, and policy priorities of women within the U.S. Democratic Party.
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E.
Black Lives Matter Global Network
Black Lives Matter Global Network is an international social justice organization that leads campaigns and activism against systemic racism and violence toward Black communities.
- 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: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Target entity description: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was a major youth-led civil rights organization in the United States, best known for organizing sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and voter registration drives in the 1960s.
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A.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is a prominent American civil rights organization, led in its early years by Martin Luther King Jr., that coordinated nonviolent protests and campaigns against racial segregation and discrimination.
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B.
NAACP
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is a historic U.S. civil rights organization founded in 1909 that has led legal challenges and advocacy efforts against racial discrimination and segregation.
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C.
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit organization dedicated to defending and preserving individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and laws.
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D.
National Federation of Democratic Women
The National Federation of Democratic Women is the official national organization that promotes and supports the participation, leadership, and policy priorities of women within the U.S. Democratic Party.
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E.
Black Lives Matter Global Network
Black Lives Matter Global Network is an international social justice organization that leads campaigns and activism against systemic racism and violence toward Black communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ student organization ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1970s ⓘ |
| focus |
desegregation
ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| foundedAt | Shaw University ⓘ |
| hasPart | SNCC Freedom Singers ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
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| ideology | nonviolence ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Bernard Lafayette
ⓘ
Bob Moses ⓘ Diane Nash ⓘ Ella Baker ⓘ Fannie Lou Hamer ⓘ James Forman ⓘ John Lewis ⓘ Julian Bond ⓘ Stokely Carmichael ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| method |
boycotts
ⓘ
community organizing ⓘ freedom rides ⓘ nonviolent direct action ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ voter registration campaigns ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
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| notableCampaign | Lowndes County Freedom Organization ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Freedom Rides
ⓘ
Freedom Summer ⓘ organizing youth in the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ voter registration drives ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Jim Crow laws
ⓘ
racial segregation ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Birmingham campaign
ⓘ
Freedom Rides ⓘ March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ Freedom Summer ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Freedom Summer
Selma to Montgomery marches ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
James Forman
ⓘ
surface form:
James Forman was executive secretary of SNCC
John Lewis ⓘ
surface form:
John Lewis was chairman of SNCC
Stokely Carmichael ⓘ
surface form:
Stokely Carmichael was chairman of SNCC
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| regionServed |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
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| shortName |
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SNCC
|
| slogan | "One man, one vote" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Description of subject: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was a major youth-led civil rights organization in the United States, best known for organizing sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and voter registration drives in the 1960s.
Referenced by (90)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Laurie Pritchett
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
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associatedWith
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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autobiography "Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement"
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describesOrganization
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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subject surface form:
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
this entity surface form:
SNCC
this entity surface form:
SNCC
Executive Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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partOf
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Executive Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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appliesTo
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Executive Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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positionHeldInOrganization
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Executive Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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reportsTo
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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this entity surface form:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee executive committee
Executive Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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reportsTo
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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this entity surface form:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee chairperson
this entity surface form:
SNCC
this entity surface form:
SNCC
subject surface form:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Freedom Singers
subject surface form:
Lowndes County Freedom Organization
subject surface form:
Lowndes County Freedom Organization
this entity surface form:
SNCC
this entity surface form:
SNCC
subject surface form:
Victoria Gray Adams