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What was the name of the 1958 case involving two young African-American boys that Williams helped gain pardons for?
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Answer
The Kissing Case of 1958 involved two young African-American boys who received lengthy reformatory sentences for allegedly kissing a white girl. Robert F. Williams helped gain support for gubernatorial pardons for the boys, which highlighted the racial injustice and discrimination present in the legal system at the time.
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