Commons:Valued image candidates/ChristTheKing.BaptistryMural.1972.JPG

**undecided**
Image
Nominated by	Martinvl (talk) on 2015-08-27 20:24 (UTC)
Scope	Nominated as the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Interior of the Church of Christ the King, Sophiatown during the Apartheid era
Used in	Global usage
Reason	I believe this picture to be of historic importance. On 9 February 1955 the Apartheid Government of South Africa forcibly moved the residents of the mixed race suburb of Sophiatown from their homes and renamed the suburb "Triomf" ("Triumph" in Afrikaans). The only building left standing was the missionary Church of Christ the King. Opposition to the removals was led by the head of the mission station Trevor Huddleston. After the removals, the church, which become one of the symbols of the excesses of Apartheid, was allowed to decay. After the fall of Apartheid, the church was restored and today is again one of the focal points of Sophiatown, the suburb having readopted its original name in 2006. During Huddleston's time, Desmond Tutu who subsequenty became Archishop of Cape Town and the Nobel Peace Prize laureate was an altar boy at the church. This photograph, taken in about 1972 shows the baptistry in a state of dereliction. -- Martinvl (talk)
Review (criteria)	Previous reviews `Result: 0 support, 0 oppose => undecided. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 04:56, 4 September 2015 (UTC)`[reply]