John L. Bolden
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John L. Bolden was a litigant whose challenge to at-large electoral systems in Mobile, Alabama, led to the U.S. Supreme Court case City of Mobile v. Bolden, a significant decision on voting rights and racial discrimination in elections.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12247637 — 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: John L. Bolden Context triple: [City of Mobile v. Bolden, party, John L. Bolden]
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A.
Charles Frank Bolden Jr.
Charles Frank Bolden Jr. is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Major General, former NASA astronaut, and former NASA Administrator who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.
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B.
Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver is a longtime Democratic politician and United Methodist pastor who has represented the Kansas City–area 5th District of Missouri in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005.
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C.
Marion Barry
Marion Barry was a longtime Washington, D.C. politician and four-term mayor whose career combined major civil rights and urban development achievements with highly publicized scandals.
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D.
Marc H. Morial
Marc H. Morial is an American civil rights leader, lawyer, and former mayor of New Orleans who has served as president and CEO of the National Urban League.
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E.
Garland Mosley
Garland Mosley is an American songwriter and producer best known for his frequent collaborations with his brother, the acclaimed producer Timbaland.
- 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: John L. Bolden Target entity description: John L. Bolden was a litigant whose challenge to at-large electoral systems in Mobile, Alabama, led to the U.S. Supreme Court case City of Mobile v. Bolden, a significant decision on voting rights and racial discrimination in elections.
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A.
Charles Frank Bolden Jr.
Charles Frank Bolden Jr. is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Major General, former NASA astronaut, and former NASA Administrator who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.
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B.
Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver is a longtime Democratic politician and United Methodist pastor who has represented the Kansas City–area 5th District of Missouri in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005.
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C.
Marion Barry
Marion Barry was a longtime Washington, D.C. politician and four-term mayor whose career combined major civil rights and urban development achievements with highly publicized scandals.
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D.
Marc H. Morial
Marc H. Morial is an American civil rights leader, lawyer, and former mayor of New Orleans who has served as president and CEO of the National Urban League.
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E.
Garland Mosley
Garland Mosley is an American songwriter and producer best known for his frequent collaborations with his brother, the acclaimed producer Timbaland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
City of Mobile v. Bolden