Triple

T15128783
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir E361360 entity
Predicate timePeriodCovered P302 FINISHED
Object Jim Crow era E4187 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Jim Crow era | Statement: [Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir, timePeriodCovered, Jim Crow era]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Jim Crow era
Context triple: [Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir, timePeriodCovered, Jim Crow era]
  • A. Jim Crow laws chosen
    Jim Crow laws were a system of state and local statutes in the United States that enforced racial segregation and disenfranchised African Americans, particularly in the South, from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century.
  • B. Reconstruction era
    The Reconstruction era was the period following the American Civil War when the United States attempted to reintegrate the seceded Southern states and redefine the legal and social status of formerly enslaved people.
  • C. Negro Period
    The Negro Period is an art-historical term for a phase in which Western artists drew heavily on African artistic forms and aesthetics, often associated with early 20th-century modernism and primitivism.
  • D. Antebellum period
    The Antebellum period was the era in United States history between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, marked by rapid expansion, intensifying sectional conflict over slavery, and significant social and political change.
  • E. American South (mid-20th century civil rights era)
    The American South (mid-20th century civil rights era) was a region marked by intense struggle against racial segregation and discrimination, where landmark civil rights movements, protests, and legal battles transformed U.S. social and political life.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d85a06450081909c5a14ea9851a15e elicitation completed
NER batch_69e005aff2648190bda885c09421758d ner completed
NED1 batch_69feb7f865c08190ab8fd15c14d0c06c ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:06 a.m.