Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/George Wallace

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

George Wallace[edit]

Original - Attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama in 1963, Governor George Wallace stands defiantly at the door while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach.
Unaltered version, for comparison
Edit 1 Tone adjusted
Reason
A great news photo of an important event in the American civil rights movement. I did a rotation/perspective correction (to get the crazy leaning walls vertical) and cropped it. I'm including the original for comparison, and if others like that better or want to have a shot at fixing it themselves, have at it!
Articles this image appears in
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) (just added, hope it sticks), Racial segregation in the United States, George Wallace, Nicholas Katzenbach, University of Alabama, History of the University of Alabama, Foster Auditorium
Creator
Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report Magazine

Comments on Edit 1, please. MER-C 05:51, 25 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Wallace at University of Alabama edit2.jpg MER-C 05:55, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]