Well, the only reason Star Trek happened in the first place was because Lucille Ball strong armed it to stay on the air, so she gets credit regardless.
While the first interracial kiss on TV is still debated, Kirk/Uhura most definitely wasn’t it. This was '68 or '69, on Dutch TV we already had the first interracial kiss in 1959 and there are other American examples before '68. The actress from that Dutch scene passed away this year at 95 by the way. Unfortunately I only have a Dutch source, but here you go: https://nos.nl/artikel/2574061
It might not look like much these days, but in '59 it made the headlines in international news.
First interracial kiss on TV
Depends on what you mean by interracial. Lucy and Desi (I love Lucy) were pretty controversial at the time, and that was before Kirk and Uhura.
Well, the only reason Star Trek happened in the first place was because Lucille Ball strong armed it to stay on the air, so she gets credit regardless.
Very true!
While the first interracial kiss on TV is still debated, Kirk/Uhura most definitely wasn’t it. This was '68 or '69, on Dutch TV we already had the first interracial kiss in 1959 and there are other American examples before '68. The actress from that Dutch scene passed away this year at 95 by the way. Unfortunately I only have a Dutch source, but here you go: https://nos.nl/artikel/2574061
It might not look like much these days, but in '59 it made the headlines in international news.