Gene Roddenberry's hope for the future of humanity continues in 'Star Trek' more than a generation after his death.
"Star Trek showed us a future where diverse peoples come together across differences to work for the common good," Rod Roddenberry, son of Gene Roddenberry and co-founder of the Roddenberry Foundation, said in the same statement.
Gene Roddenberry has been lauded for his efforts to boost diversity, including casting a Black woman in a starring role. He authorized the likelyStarring cast members of"The Original Series" also included a Japanese-American who had survived internment during the Second World War and the Chicago-born son of Russian Jewish immigrants , who was cast at the height of the Cold WarBut Roddenberry's practices were not perfect.
on television during a highly restrictive era. Roddenberry had worried about network retribution, but to his credit, the"Star Trek" creator later said he regretted not being an advocate for that community.
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