Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Fannie Lou Hamer

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Original – Fannie 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 nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 23:34, 2 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (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]