mr. spock. >> worked out infallible method >> a vulcan salute to you, leonard nimoy. >> live long and frogs per. >> osgood: long overdue salute to you calvin spann. one of the cuss key gee airmen he flew 26 combat missions in world war ii. >> the negro pilot has proofed himself a capable, fearless fighter. dangerous and deadly to the enemy and able defender of the american way of life. >> osgood: but he could not get hired as a pilot after the war. edward brook of massachusetts did not think of himself as a black leader but he was one. the first african american ever elected to the u.s. senate by popular vote. >> i extend to you my profound gratitude for giving me the supreme moment of my life. >> osgood: julian bond was a born leader, very young georgia legislator who came to the >> i'm deeply honored by having my name placed in nomination as the vice president shall candidate. unfortunately i have not yet reached the age. >> osgood: he championed the cause of civil rights for the rest of his life. >> thou shalt not sin against equality era. >> osgood: and might have been president had he chosen to run.