Star Trek usually makes social commentary through the use of alien cultures, however in DS9 they chose to use Earth’s own history. Patrick Devlin and Amy Nelson discuss "Far Beyond the Stars," Benny Russell becoming an inspiration as he struggled as a person of color to get his stories published in the 1950s, and if society really is more accepting today.

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