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Reason

I'd say this is one of the two best-composed images in Martin Luther King (The one with LBJ is also good.) A fine view of King, though at least one of the other people ( Mathew Ahmann, the white man to the left of and behind King]]) is also notable - though the composition highlights King, and so has the most value for articles on him.

Articles in which this image appears

Martin Luther King, Jr., African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68), Human rights in the United States, Hunger

FP category for this image

Probably Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures, as he was a preacher, though you could possibly argue other categories under "People".

Creator

Rowland Scherman; restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^{( talk)} 20:04, 21 January 2016 (UTC) reply
• Weak oppose Composition is somewhat off and mediocre resolution. This or this one look compositionally stronger, with higher resolution, although MLK article currently doesn't use them. Brandmeister ^talk 20:30, 21 January 2016 (UTC) reply
  • @ Brandmeister: While the second has good potential as a lead image (the current is a colourised copy of a rather badly-composed photo), this image, showing him at a non-violent protest, is uniquely suited to illustrate "Non-violence" (at least, of the images suggested) Adam Cuerden ^{( talk)} 20:49, 21 January 2016 (UTC) reply
• Weak Support – I think that this one is better than those mentioned by Brandmeister. It's a pity that the resolution is not higher. Yann ( talk) 20:57, 21 January 2016 (UTC) reply
• Support As noted, this image is widely used to depict King in action. Daniel Case ( talk) 21:34, 21 January 2016 (UTC) reply
• Comment – Another historic moment, but rather a jumble of faces. Do we have IDs for those other than MLK and Mathew Ahmann? (Ahmann is at King's right.) And don't forget the Jr. in Martin Luther King. Sca ( talk) 21:54, 21 January 2016 (UTC) reply

King's right, but viewer's left. And, yes, I apologise for the Jr. being missing. I don't think we have IDs, this was a very large rally. Adam Cuerden ^{( talk)} 23:19, 21 January 2016 (UTC) reply

• Comment – Kind of agree with Brandmeister and Sca, too bad none of these meet the criteria [1], [2], [3]. Bammesk ( talk) 01:32, 22 January 2016 (UTC) reply

I'm not particularly keen on the image compositionally but I think this [4] may be the best available purely as a clear picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Wolftick ( talk) 20:10, 24 January 2016 (UTC) reply

@ Wolftick: Think its composition pulls that one down too far. Plus, it's VERY over-exposed. Adam Cuerden ^{( talk)} 22:11, 24 January 2016 (UTC) reply

You're probably right. It's a shame there seeming isn't a clear cut stand-out free image - Wolftick ( talk) 23:33, 24 January 2016 (UTC) reply

@ Wolftick: I think the one nominated here and File:Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon Johnson 2.jpg are easily the best, even if they only illustrate specific parts of King's career. Adam Cuerden ^{( talk)} 23:39, 24 January 2016 (UTC) reply

• Support It displays the concept of what King really is, plus the image is very clear. Ikhtiar H ( talk) 11:30, 27 January 2016 (UTC) reply
• Support – Jobas ( talk) 22:07, 28 January 2016 (UTC) reply
• Support – Yann ( talk) 15:30, 29 January 2016 (UTC) reply

Promoted File:Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - Restoration.jpg -- Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:10, 31 January 2016 (UTC) reply