Showing people of color as capable officers back then was almost never done.Īnd as the gay rights movement gained traction all across the country after 1969, fans hoped Trek would finally include a gay character. When she and Shatner kissed, certain networks in the American South refused to air it. How huge? Network affiliates threatened Roddenberry’s job over the casting of Nichelle Nicoles as Lt. Sure, the Captain was a white man, but just having an African-American woman and an Asian man on the bridge was huge deal in the mid ’60s. When Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek in 1966, he made the series a symbol for the diverse and inclusive future he wished for humanity. Warning: The following contains spoilers for the most recent episode of Star Trek: Discovery.
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