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Martin Luther King Jr. – Civil Rights Leader And Also A Huge Trekkie
Star Trek originally premiered in 1966 and while it only lasted for three seasons, it had a much greater impact than just spawning a highly popular franchise. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the show’s biggest fans, and for him, he saw it as a great stride towards equality as represented by the character Lt. Uhura (played by Nichelle Nichols). King recognized the impact of her part and convinced her to stay on after she divulged that she intended to leave the show for a career in Broadway. In essence, the show somewhat provided psychological therapy by imagining a world where humans had outgrown prejudice and war.