Triple
T3281054
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
E68871
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Colored People: A Memoir
"Colored People: A Memoir" is Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s autobiographical account of his childhood and coming of age in a segregated Black community in West Virginia during the civil rights era.
|
E343933
|
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: Colored People: A Memoir | Statement: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, Colored People: A Memoir]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colored People: A Memoir Context triple: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, Colored People: A Memoir]
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A.
Black on Both Sides
Black on Both Sides is Mos Def’s critically acclaimed 1999 debut studio album, celebrated for its socially conscious lyrics and innovative blend of hip-hop styles.
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B.
Everybody Matters: A Memoir
Everybody Matters: A Memoir is an autobiographical book in which the author reflects on their life experiences and the lessons learned about human connection, dignity, and the importance of treating every person as significant.
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C.
A Colored Woman in a White World
A Colored Woman in a White World is the 1940 autobiography of civil rights and women’s rights activist Mary Church Terrell, chronicling her life and struggles against racism and sexism in the United States.
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D.
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama’s acclaimed memoir that explores his early life, family history, and search for identity across the United States, Kenya, and Indonesia.
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E.
Black and White America
"Black and White America" is a funk-rock and soul-infused studio album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that explores themes of race, identity, and social issues.
- 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: Colored People: A Memoir Triple: [Henry Louis Gates Jr., notableWork, Colored People: A Memoir]
Generated description
"Colored People: A Memoir" is Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s autobiographical account of his childhood and coming of age in a segregated Black community in West Virginia during the civil rights era.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colored People: A Memoir Target entity description: "Colored People: A Memoir" is Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s autobiographical account of his childhood and coming of age in a segregated Black community in West Virginia during the civil rights era.
-
A.
Black on Both Sides
Black on Both Sides is Mos Def’s critically acclaimed 1999 debut studio album, celebrated for its socially conscious lyrics and innovative blend of hip-hop styles.
-
B.
Everybody Matters: A Memoir
Everybody Matters: A Memoir is an autobiographical book in which the author reflects on their life experiences and the lessons learned about human connection, dignity, and the importance of treating every person as significant.
-
C.
A Colored Woman in a White World
A Colored Woman in a White World is the 1940 autobiography of civil rights and women’s rights activist Mary Church Terrell, chronicling her life and struggles against racism and sexism in the United States.
-
D.
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama’s acclaimed memoir that explores his early life, family history, and search for identity across the United States, Kenya, and Indonesia.
-
E.
Black and White America
"Black and White America" is a funk-rock and soul-infused studio album by American musician Lenny Kravitz that explores themes of race, identity, and social issues.
- 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_69ad859c463481909ca4be267336c290 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb032d76c81909c568a4e56d12ce9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2e851d2bc8190ba887cd1c81c880d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2e8e42ecc8190b81d1b64f9fba0c1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2e954ec18819096f31feb9e985b6a |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:10 p.m.