Julia (television)

Julia was a groundbreaking television series which was the first to show an African American main character in a non-stereotypical role. The show starred actress and singer Diahann Carroll and ran on NBC from 1968 to 1971.

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Television series - African American - Diahann Carroll - NBC - 1968 - 1971

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In the past, other series, such as Beulah, had the main characters as maids, or other subservient roles. In Julia, Carroll played a single mother who was a nurse in a doctor's office. The doctor was played by Lloyd Nolan, and Julia's romantic interests by Paul Winfield and Fred Williamson.

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Beulah - Lloyd Nolan - Paul Winfield - Fred Williamson

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