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Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Nyota Uhura in the popular science fiction television series “Star Trek” describes the meeting she had with Martin Luther King, Jr. and how he persuaded her to continue her role when she wanted to quit. Nichols remembers what King told her he liked about the show and explained why her role was so important to the civil rights movement.

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Star Trek’s Uhura on Her Meeting with Martin Luther King Jr. appeared first on Witnify.

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Leonard Nimoy, Spock on the popular American science fiction television series “Star Trek,” talks with an interviewer before and after Star Trek’s first season in 1966.

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Leonard Nimoy in ’66 & ’67: Fans are ‘Interested But Respectful’ appeared first on Witnify.