To Set It Right

"To Set It Right"
The Lieutenant episode
Publicity photo for "To Set It Right", featuring Gary Lockwood, Dennis Hopper and Don Marshall
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 21
Directed by	Vincent McEveety
Written by	Lee Erwin
Original air date	February 22, 1964 (1964-02-22)
Guest appearances
Dennis Hopper - Cpl. Peter Devlin Don Marshall - Pvt. Ernest Cameron John Milford - Sgt. Ben Kagey Woody Strode - Sgt. Logan Holt Nichelle Nichols - Norma Bartlett Preston Pierce - Pvt. Peter Vronsky Linc Wilson - Pvt. Winston Barlow Ed McReady - Mr Taylor
Episode chronology
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"To Set It Right" is the 21st episode of the American military drama television series The Lieutenant, with its story known for ground-breaking depiction of the lives of an African American couple, and of racism in the U.S. Marine Corps. The series was produced by Gene Roddenberry for broadcast on NBC, and followed the lives of Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton. This episode was written by Lee Erwin, and its guest cast included Dennis Hopper, Don Marshall, Woody Strode, and the screen debut of Nichelle Nichols. In this episode, after a racist altercation between white Cpl. Peter Devlin (Hopper), and black Pvt. Ernest Cameron (Marshall), Lt. William Rice (series lead Gary Lockwood) attempts to settle their issues by first arranging a boxing match and then forcing them to work together on a march.