CBS via Getty Images Share Nichelle ... Nichols said in 1992 when a “Star Trek” exhibit was on view at the Smithsonian Institution. She often recalled how Martin Luther King Jr. was a fan ...

But there was one show that actually engaged the attention of Martin Luther King Jr. himself. “Star Trek” (1967) had a pointedly interracial cast. Lt. Uhura (the late Nichelle Nichols ...

One of the most fun facts about Martin Luther King. Jr. is that he was, in fact, a Trekkie! It’s true! He once told Nichelle Nichols ... King even shared that Star Trek was the only show ...

Fifty-six years ago, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther ... all walks of life. 6. A Star Trek Fan King was a devoted fan of Star Trek, particularly admiring Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt.