Among the most divisive and innovative events in television history, they drive Kirk and Uhura to kiss against their will as part of their psychological torture. Though the act itself had great ...

This included the famous kiss between Captain Kirk and Uhura during Season 3, which aired just one year after interracial marriage was made legal in the U.S., and is now considered a significant ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was instrumental in ensuring that Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura stayed on Star Trek: The Original Series.