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yurbud

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Wed Mar-23-11 02:12 AM
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123. Martin Luther King said exactly that to Lt. Uhura, Nichelle Nichols:

n 1967, Nichols had been contemplating leaving the then-unpopular TV series to return to the theatre, but King persuaded her to stay on. As she recalls in the video above, King said, "Your character is the first non-stereotypical role on television ... people see for the first time as we should be seen, as equals ... Star Trek has changed the face of television."

Read more: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2009/01/21/how-martin-luther-king-jr-saved-star-trek.aspx#ixzz1HP8PD9Zm

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