I love that one of the letters that Gene Roddenberry got was from an old Southern gentleman who had been opposed to interracial relationships his entire life, but when he saw "Kirk with that gorgeous gal in his arms, doin' what a man is supposed to do," he changed HIS ENTIRE LIFETIME of beliefs on that score.
Nichelle Nichols: Proving racists wrong, one man at a time, since the '60s.