TV's first interracial kiss launched a lifelong career in activism
- Written by Matthew Delmont, Professor of History, Arizona State University
Nervous about how southern television viewers would react, NBC executives closely monitored the filming of the kiss between Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner.U.S. Air ForceOn Nov. 22, 1968, an episode of “Star Trek” titled “Plato’s Stepchildren” broadcast the first interracial kiss on American television.
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