Triple
T1395902
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | W. E. B. Du Bois |
E30664
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk is a seminal 1903 collection of essays by W. E. B. Du Bois that explores African American life after the Civil War and famously introduces the concepts of "double consciousness" and "the veil."
|
E160391
|
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: The Souls of Black Folk | Statement: [W. E. B. Du Bois, notableWork, The Souls of Black Folk]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Souls of Black Folk Context triple: [W. E. B. Du Bois, notableWork, The Souls of Black Folk]
-
A.
The Myth of the Negro Past
The Myth of the Negro Past is a pioneering 1941 anthropological study by Melville J. Herskovits that challenged prevailing racist assumptions by documenting the enduring African cultural heritage among African Americans.
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B.
The New Negro (anthology)
The New Negro is a landmark 1925 anthology edited by Alain Locke that helped define and propel the Harlem Renaissance by showcasing the literature, art, and thought of a new generation of Black American creators.
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C.
Notes of a Native Son
Notes of a Native Son is James Baldwin’s influential 1955 collection of essays examining race, identity, and social injustice in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time is a seminal 1963 non-fiction book by James Baldwin that powerfully examines race, religion, and the Black experience in America through two extended essays.
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E.
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing is a landmark 1968 collection of poetry, fiction, drama, and essays by Black writers that helped define the aesthetics, politics, and cultural vision of the Black Arts Movement.
- 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: The Souls of Black Folk Triple: [W. E. B. Du Bois, notableWork, The Souls of Black Folk]
Generated description
The Souls of Black Folk is a seminal 1903 collection of essays by W. E. B. Du Bois that explores African American life after the Civil War and famously introduces the concepts of "double consciousness" and "the veil."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Souls of Black Folk Target entity description: The Souls of Black Folk is a seminal 1903 collection of essays by W. E. B. Du Bois that explores African American life after the Civil War and famously introduces the concepts of "double consciousness" and "the veil."
-
A.
The Myth of the Negro Past
The Myth of the Negro Past is a pioneering 1941 anthropological study by Melville J. Herskovits that challenged prevailing racist assumptions by documenting the enduring African cultural heritage among African Americans.
-
B.
The New Negro (anthology)
The New Negro is a landmark 1925 anthology edited by Alain Locke that helped define and propel the Harlem Renaissance by showcasing the literature, art, and thought of a new generation of Black American creators.
-
C.
Notes of a Native Son
Notes of a Native Son is James Baldwin’s influential 1955 collection of essays examining race, identity, and social injustice in mid-20th-century America.
-
D.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time is a seminal 1963 non-fiction book by James Baldwin that powerfully examines race, religion, and the Black experience in America through two extended essays.
-
E.
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing is a landmark 1968 collection of poetry, fiction, drama, and essays by Black writers that helped define the aesthetics, politics, and cultural vision of the Black Arts Movement.
- 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_69a498fd4e408190bd73eca30ea9754c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c37fd6e0819084d610ef041db3af |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acde310f748190a5c58caf4fbaa5c5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acdee073fc819098c906d91870b317 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace0a7ddc08190a44be1707587351b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.