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William Shatner said on Twitter that Star Trek was never political 1 / 7
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Shatner said the show tackled social issues that could be construed as political 2 / 7
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Star Trek originally premiered in the 60's during the Civil Rights Era 3 / 7
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Star Trek was groundbreaking in its take on diversity, sexism, and race among other issues 4 / 7
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The casting of Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura broke television barriers 5 / 7
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Uhura was African American and a woman, as well as a ranking Enterprise officer 6 / 7
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Additional casting like George Takei as Hikaru Sulu shows Star Trek tackled important sociopolitical issues 7 / 7
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