Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Fannie Lou Hamer

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Fannie Lou Hamer[edit]

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OriginalFannie Lou Hamer at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Reason
A fine image of an important African-American activist and politician doing what she does best: Telling truth to power.
Articles in which this image appears
Fannie Lou Hamer +1
FP category or this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Warren K. Leffler for U.S. News & World Report. Restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominatorAdam Cuerden (talk) 23:34, 2 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:30, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Oppose – Well, it is what it is: A 50-year-old hand-held and -focused B&W news shot (probably taken on Tri-X with a strobe) that lacks detail, even by '60s film standards, IMO. (I was around in those days.) Also cuts off her hands. Fine for her article, but ... ?? Sca (talk) 15:35, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    • Well, it is of a significant event in her career. Adam Cuerden (talk) 02:20, 5 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I just don't think it quite has sufficient the EV to overcome the very substantial quality issues in regard to FP criteria - Wolftick (talk) 00:52, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:06, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]