Nichols thanked King, and told him she was leaving the show.
“He was telling me why I could not [resign],” she recalls. “He said I had the first nonstereotypical role, I had a role with honor, dignity and intelligence. He said, ‘You simply cannot abdicate, this is an important role. This is why we are marching. We never thought we’d see this on TV.’”
Nichols was at a loss for words. It was the first time the importance of being an African-American woman on television had sank in. She returned to “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry the next Monday morning and rescinded her resignation.
“He sat there and looked at me and said, ‘God bless Dr. Martin Luther King. Somebody does understand me,’” Nichols says.
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![Nichols thanked King, and told him she was leaving the show.
“He was telling me why I could not [resign],” she recalls. “He said I had the first nonstereotypical role, I had a role with honor, dignity and intelligence. He said, ‘You simply cannot abdicate, this is an important role. This is why we are marching. We never thought we’d see this on TV.’”
Nichols was at a loss for words. It was the first time the importance of being an African-American woman on television had sank in. She returned to “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry the next Monday morning and rescinded her resignation.
“He sat there and looked at me and said, ‘God bless Dr. Martin Luther King. Somebody does understand me,’” Nichols says.
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