Diahann Carroll as Julia, Fred Williamson as Steve in Julia

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. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Diahann Carroll, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 Diahann Carroll (born July 17, 1935) is an American actress and singer. ... NBC, the National Broadcasting Company, is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

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. Beulah was a popular radio show of the 1940s that later became the first television sitcom to star an African American. ... Llyod Nolan (August 11, 1902-September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor. ... Paul Winfield (May 22, 1941 – March 7, 2004) was an American television and film actor. ... Fred The Hammer Williamson (born March 5, 1938 in Gary, Indiana) was a star defensive player in the American Football League during the 1960s, playing for the Oakland Raiders and later the Kansas City Chiefs. ...

Carroll won the 1968 Golden Globe for "Actress In A Television Series" for her role in Julia. [1] The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

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