![]() ![]() Like its predecessors, "DS9" homed in on war and interspecies conflict, and it was the first in the franchise to be led by a Black captain, Benjamin Sisko, played by Avery Brooks. Masterson played the alien Leeta in the series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." "He made no secret of it, he set out to create these as morality plays, to create inclusion during the civil rights era, which was extremely urgent," actress Chase Masterson said. With its new series "Strange New Worlds" coming out this week, "Star Trek" is building on its progressive legacy.Ĭreated over 50 years ago by Gene Roddenberry, the "Star Trek" franchise takes place in a fictional future with starships and intergalactic travel.īut as much as the series navigates through its futuristic science fiction landscape, Roddenberry always meant for the show to address the present fights for peace, disability rights, and racial and gender equality - pushing forward on-screen and off the Vulcan philosophy of "infinite diversity in infinite combinations." ![]()
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