Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols on Uhura's Radical Impact

Name: Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols on Uhura's Radical Impact
Uploaded: 2017-06-24
Duration: 245598
Description: Star Trek's decision to cast Nichelle Nichols, an African American woman, as major character on the show was an almost unheard-of move in 1968. But for black women all over the country, it redefined the notions of what was possible.

Star Trek's decision to cast Nichelle Nichols, an African American woman, as major character on the show was an almost unheard-of move in 1968. But for black women all over the country, it redefined the notions of what was possible. (04:05)