Triple
T11385557
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Samuel Joseph May |
E269706
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
A Discourse on Slavery in the United States
A Discourse on Slavery in the United States is an 1830s abolitionist sermon by reformer Samuel Joseph May that denounces American slavery on moral and religious grounds.
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E922926
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NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: A Discourse on Slavery in the United States | Statement: [Samuel Joseph May, notableWork, A Discourse on Slavery in the United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Discourse on Slavery in the United States Context triple: [Samuel Joseph May, notableWork, A Discourse on Slavery in the United States]
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A.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States is a mid-19th-century travel narrative and social commentary that examines the economy, society, and conditions of slavery in the American South.
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B.
A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition
"A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition" is an influential late-18th-century abolitionist treatise that analyzes the moral, economic, and social impacts of the transatlantic slave trade and argues for its termination.
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C.
The Coming Slavery
"The Coming Slavery" is an essay by Herbert Spencer warning that expanding state control and social legislation would gradually erode individual liberty and lead to a form of modern servitude.
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D.
American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses
American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses is an 1839 abolitionist compendium that exposes the brutality of slavery in the United States through extensive firsthand accounts and documentary evidence.
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E.
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: A Discourse on Slavery in the United States Triple: [Samuel Joseph May, notableWork, A Discourse on Slavery in the United States]
Generated description
A Discourse on Slavery in the United States is an 1830s abolitionist sermon by reformer Samuel Joseph May that denounces American slavery on moral and religious grounds.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Discourse on Slavery in the United States Target entity description: A Discourse on Slavery in the United States is an 1830s abolitionist sermon by reformer Samuel Joseph May that denounces American slavery on moral and religious grounds.
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A.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States is a mid-19th-century travel narrative and social commentary that examines the economy, society, and conditions of slavery in the American South.
-
B.
A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition
"A Summary View of the Slave Trade and of the Probable Consequences of Its Abolition" is an influential late-18th-century abolitionist treatise that analyzes the moral, economic, and social impacts of the transatlantic slave trade and argues for its termination.
-
C.
The Coming Slavery
"The Coming Slavery" is an essay by Herbert Spencer warning that expanding state control and social legislation would gradually erode individual liberty and lead to a form of modern servitude.
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D.
American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses
American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses is an 1839 abolitionist compendium that exposes the brutality of slavery in the United States through extensive firsthand accounts and documentary evidence.
-
E.
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves is an 18th-century abolitionist tract arguing for the humane treatment and moral reform of enslaved Africans within the British Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aacdbc6c8190af6dc3d5f5d22836 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7fc378d808190b587a044ede67e1e |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e58c1d4b188190b83cfad0cc95483e |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e5932d3cb88190807acdcdc3aaa9fc |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e59a0ab7e081908cb8761c4f82c664 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:14 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.