Triple

T19479090

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Taylor Branch	`E487330`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	Parting the Waters	`—`	NE NERFINISHED

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: Parting the Waters | Statement: [Taylor Branch, notableWork, Parting the Waters]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

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: Parting the Waters
Context triple: [Taylor Branch, notableWork, Parting the Waters]

A. Why We Can’t Wait
"Why We Can’t Wait" is a 1964 book by Martin Luther King Jr. that analyzes the civil rights struggles of 1963, including the Birmingham campaign, and argues for the urgency of nonviolent direct action against racial segregation.
B. Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom is Nelson Mandela’s autobiographical account of his life and struggle against apartheid, charting his journey from rural childhood to becoming South Africa’s first Black president.
C. Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a 1964 campaign in Mississippi that mobilized civil rights activists to challenge racial segregation and disenfranchisement by registering Black voters and establishing community programs.
D. On the Road to Freedom
On the Road to Freedom is a 1973 blues-rock album by Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre that blends rock, gospel, and country influences and features guest appearances by several prominent musicians.
E. Freedom for My People
"Freedom for My People" is a brief gospel-influenced musical interlude by the band U2, featured on their 1988 album and film project "Rattle and Hum."
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: Parting the Waters
Target entity description: Parting the Waters is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historical study of the early civil rights movement in the United States, written by historian Taylor Branch.

A. Why We Can’t Wait
"Why We Can’t Wait" is a 1964 book by Martin Luther King Jr. that analyzes the civil rights struggles of 1963, including the Birmingham campaign, and argues for the urgency of nonviolent direct action against racial segregation.
B. Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom is Nelson Mandela’s autobiographical account of his life and struggle against apartheid, charting his journey from rural childhood to becoming South Africa’s first Black president.
C. Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a 1964 campaign in Mississippi that mobilized civil rights activists to challenge racial segregation and disenfranchisement by registering Black voters and establishing community programs.
D. On the Road to Freedom
On the Road to Freedom is a 1973 blues-rock album by Alvin Lee and Mylon LeFevre that blends rock, gospel, and country influences and features guest appearances by several prominent musicians.
E. Freedom for My People
"Freedom for My People" is a brief gospel-influenced musical interlude by the band U2, featured on their 1988 album and film project "Rattle and Hum."
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage	Batch ID	Job type	Status
creating	`batch_69d8e8d924388190b847cb15bb3d0aff`	elicitation	completed
NER	`batch_69e63437b9748190a8fc6bf6b3d90918`	ner	completed

Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:39 p.m.