Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura

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Nichelle Nichols broke barriers for the African community after being cast in the 1960s. Her role was not as a servant and it was very progressive during that time also sharing a kissing scene with Shatner which became the first ever inter-racial kiss that would be televised. Martin Luther King himself requested her not to leave the show when she was contemplating it. She later worked at NASA as a recruiter.