Triple
T14649386
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | African American Lives |
E343937
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a PBS documentary series in which historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the genealogical and genetic histories of celebrities and public figures to illuminate broader themes of identity, ancestry, and American history.
|
E1112106
|
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: Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. | Statement: [African American Lives, relatedTo, Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. Context triple: [African American Lives, relatedTo, Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.]
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A.
Roots (2016 miniseries)
Roots (2016 miniseries) is a 2016 television adaptation of Alex Haley’s landmark novel tracing multiple generations of an African American family from enslavement to emancipation.
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B.
In Search of Our Roots
In Search of Our Roots is a book by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that traces the genealogical and historical journeys of prominent African Americans to explore ancestry, identity, and the legacy of slavery.
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C.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family is Alex Haley’s landmark 1976 historical novel that traces multiple generations of an African American family from their origins in West Africa through slavery and beyond in the United States.
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D.
American Experience
American Experience is a long-running PBS documentary television series that explores significant events and figures in American history.
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E.
American Masters
American Masters is a long-running PBS documentary series that profiles influential figures in American culture, arts, and history.
- 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: Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. Triple: [African American Lives, relatedTo, Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.]
Generated description
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a PBS documentary series in which historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the genealogical and genetic histories of celebrities and public figures to illuminate broader themes of identity, ancestry, and American history.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. Target entity description: Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a PBS documentary series in which historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the genealogical and genetic histories of celebrities and public figures to illuminate broader themes of identity, ancestry, and American history.
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A.
Roots (2016 miniseries)
Roots (2016 miniseries) is a 2016 television adaptation of Alex Haley’s landmark novel tracing multiple generations of an African American family from enslavement to emancipation.
-
B.
In Search of Our Roots
In Search of Our Roots is a book by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that traces the genealogical and historical journeys of prominent African Americans to explore ancestry, identity, and the legacy of slavery.
-
C.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family is Alex Haley’s landmark 1976 historical novel that traces multiple generations of an African American family from their origins in West Africa through slavery and beyond in the United States.
-
D.
American Experience
American Experience is a long-running PBS documentary television series that explores significant events and figures in American history.
-
E.
American Masters
American Masters is a long-running PBS documentary series that profiles influential figures in American culture, arts, and history.
- 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_69d822e1a2cc81908e5bb93cf61ce3cc |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb4ed037c8190a87bf43f839fec05 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fdd5d9ab188190934deb57fd6d9a56 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fdd6b2f6148190bb91d55833308d5f |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fdd77fdc608190a89e4dbf5ce4b695 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:30 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:26 a.m.