Nichelle Nichols remembers how Martin Luther King Jr. convinced her not to quit 'Star Trek'
Star Trek icon Nichelle Nichols understood the power of fandom firsthand. After all, it was a Trek fan that convinced her to remain with the classic sci-fi show when she tendered her resignation from Starfleet following the freshman year of The Original Series aired between 1966 and 1967. And not just any fan: pioneering civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is the reason why Nichols's communications officer, Lt. Uhura, stayed on the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise throughout the show's three-season run... Читать дальше...