![]() ![]() A closing note highlights Nichols’ work with NASA and her campaign to bring in women and BIPOC scientists. To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights Angela Dalton NONFICTION, Jan 27, 2023. The stylized digital art has an appropriately funky ’60s palette with thick saturation and flattened but still dynamic figures. ![]() ![]() ![]() The framework that places a young Black girl as the narrator of Nichols’ life is especially effective, emphasizing Nichols’ place among iconic Black actors. Nichols’ story makes for an engrossing biography, and Dalton’s candid, direct text and Semmer’s bold illustrations expertly capture her fierce intellect and genial nature. highlighted her unique position to be a role model for young Black children. The book touches on Nichols’ childhood and her experiences as a dancer and singer, but the focus is mostly on her time at Star Trek, relaying both her excitement at bringing Uhura to life and the racism and complacency of Hollywood that almost made her quit the show-until a conversation with Dr. To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights Kindle Edition by Angela Dalton (Author), Lauren Semmer (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition 21 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 10.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 16.79 26 Used from 9.49 32 New from 12. With that framing, the picture book biography then launches into a thoughtful, energetic look at the life of actress Nichelle Nichols, who ultimately saw her role on Star Trek as a way to engage with the civil rights movement and eventually advocate for diversity in NASA astronauts. Star Trek is a family favorite in our narrator’s house, and while the little Black girl loves the show’s intergalactic travels, she is especially thrilled to see a face like her own in Lieutenant Uhura. ![]()
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