Uhura - Revision history

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	==Significance==		==Significance==

	Uhura was one of the first Black female characters on TV. She and Captain James T. Kirk gave the first interracial kiss on US TV.		Uhura was one of the first Black female characters on TV. She and Captain James T. Kirk gave the first interracial kiss on US TV (between white and African American people).

	Her African-style name (based on a Swahili word and intended to be a Swahili name from the United States of Africa), the kiss, and her integration into a crew of internationals, including a Russian, were Gene Roddenberry's hopeful view of an international, interracial future.		Her African-style name (based on a Swahili word and intended to be a Swahili name from the United States of Africa), the kiss, and her integration into a crew of internationals, including a Russian, were Gene Roddenberry's hopeful view of an international, interracial future.

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	A character in the "[[Star Trek]]" original series, acted by [[Nichelle Nichols]].		{{Femchar
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			}}A character in the "[[Star Trek]]" original series, acted by [[Nichelle Nichols]].

	Commander Uhura began her career as Lieutenant Uhura, Chief Communications Officer on the Starship ''Enterprise'', a job sometimes mocked as a telephone operator in space. She was later promoted to Commander.		Commander Uhura began her career as Lieutenant Uhura, Chief Communications Officer on the Starship ''Enterprise'', a job sometimes mocked as a telephone operator in space. She was later promoted to Commander.
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	A character in the "[[Star Trek]]" series, ~~played~~ by ~~actress~~ [[Nichelle Nichols]].		A character in the "[[Star Trek]]" original series, acted by [[Nichelle Nichols]].

	Commander Uhura began her career as Lieutenant Uhura, Chief Communications Officer on the Starship ''Enterprise'', a job sometimes mocked as a telephone operator in space. She was later promoted to Commander.		Commander Uhura began her career as Lieutenant Uhura, Chief Communications Officer on the Starship ''Enterprise'', a job sometimes mocked as a telephone operator in space. She was later promoted to Commander.

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	* [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Uhura Uhura entry at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki]		* [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Uhura Uhura entry at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki]



			[[category:Notable Female Characters]]

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A character in the "[[Star Trek]]" series, played by actress [[Nichelle Nichols]].

Commander Uhura began her career as Lieutenant Uhura, Chief Communications Officer on the Starship ''Enterprise'', a job sometimes mocked as a telephone operator in space. She was later promoted to Commander.

==Significance==

Uhura was one of the first Black female characters on TV. She and Captain James T. Kirk gave the first interracial kiss on US TV.
Her African-style name (based on a Swahili word and intended to be a Swahili name from the United States of Africa), the kiss, and her integration into a crew of internationals, including a Russian, were Gene Roddenberry's hopeful view of an international, interracial future.

==External Links==

* [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Uhura Uhura entry at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki]