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The kiss aired one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned laws banning interracial marriage. CBS via Getty Images

The story behind ‘Star Trek’ actress Nichelle Nichols’ iconic interracial kiss

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At the time, Gallup polls showed that fewer than 20% of Americans approved of interracial marriage. By Matthew Delmont, The Conversation — On a 1968 episode of “Star Trek,” Nichelle Nichols, playing…

August 2, 2022

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The story behind ‘Star Trek’ actress Nichelle Nichols’ iconic interracial kiss

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