Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Racial segregation

Original - An African-American child at a segregated drinking fountain on a courthouse lawn. Halifax, North Carolina, 1938.

Reason: A child, a sunny day, a bright lawn, and a drinking fountain--a fine sight ruined by the sign on the tree and the courthouse in the background. Still it's an important subject and (I was surprised to discover) not an easy one to locate high resolution public domain photography for. So I'll have to ask leniency for the grain of the somewhat high speed film (it may have been necessary to get exposure in the shadows) and the soft focus on the boy who appears to be pushing away from the fountain and turning to leave at the sight of a strange photographer. The poignancy of this one does it for me. Restored version of Image:Segregation 1938.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: Discrimination, Jim Crow laws, Separate but equal, State racism
Creator: John Vachon

Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 07:10, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support: This is the picture of hypocrisy. Good find, and a nice cleanup. Fletcher (talk) 23:13, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. It is indeed hard to find such images, because Roy Stryker did not encourage his photographers to take them--his emphasis was always on poverty rather than race, a conscious choice which has greatly affected the image of the depression in the popular consciousness. Good work, Durova. Chick Bowen 00:43, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- This photo is powerful. Great find. (Giligone (talk) 20:20, 24 September 2008 (UTC))[reply]
Support for symbolism alone. Xavexgoem (talk) 21:23, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - For incredible EV. Nice cleanup, too, durova. —Sunday | Speak 22:04, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support per all above. Amphy (talk) 02:33, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Segregation 1938b.jpg MER-C 10:01, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]