Lieutenant Uhuras name means "freedom" in Swahili.
Communication officer Uhura, Nichelle Nichols,was one of the first black women to play a non-menial role in a TV series and has served as an inspiration for trailblazing actresses. According to legend, Nichols was leaning toward leaving the show, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. convinced her to stay. Although a kiss between Kirk and Uhura in 1968 is sometimes considered the first interracial kiss on television in the United States, the first interracial kiss was on I Spy in 1966. Nichols also became a spokesperson for NASA during their first launch of the space shuttle.
From Trek Trivia Calender
No comments:
Post a Comment