Contrary to popular belief, this was not the first interracial kiss on American network television. This occurred previously in Movin' with Nancy (1967) when Nancy Sinatra kissed Sammy Davis Jr., and it was also voluntary. When Captain Kirk (William Shatner) kissed Lieutenant Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), he kissed her involuntarily. The studio expressed some concern, and it was suggested instead that Spock should kiss Uhura 'to make it less of a problem for the southern [US] audience'. Some stations in the South originally refused to air it. Another interracial kiss was shown before then was You in Your Small Corner (1962).