Kirk and Uhura's kiss

William Shatner as James T. Kirk and Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura in the November 22, 1968 Star Trek episode, "Plato's Stepchildren."

In the episode of Star Trek: The Original Series titled "Plato's Stepchildren", season 3 episode 10, first broadcast November 22, 1968, Uhura (played by black actress Nichelle Nichols) and Captain Kirk (played by white actor William Shatner) kiss. The episode is often cited - incorrectly - as the first interracial kiss on television.[1][2] The episode aired one year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down nationwide laws prohibiting interracial marriage.[3]

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  3. ^ "'Star Trek's' interracial kiss 50 years ago boldly went where none had gone before". Associated Press. November 29, 2019. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via NBC News.