Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges

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Original – Ruby Bridges being escorted by U.S. Marshalls as part of the desegregatiion of New Orleans schools.

Reason

Fairly minor restoration, but think it was worth doing, barely. But ignoring the restoration, this is a major documentary photograph of desegregation.

Articles in which this image appears

Ruby Bridges, New Orleans school desegregation crisis, several others

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History

Creator

Department of Justice; minor restoration by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.7% of all FPs.} 12:36, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
• Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 16:38, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:38, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
• Support Extremely strong EV and a decent quality photo. Nick-D (talk) 04:28, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
• Support A great nomination. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:09, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:22, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 12:07, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Promoted File:US Marshals with Young Ruby Bridges on School Steps.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:49, 16 January 2024 (UTC)