Kissing Case
Williams entered the national civil rights struggle by working with the NAACP as a community organizer in Monroe. When in 1958 he defended two young black boys, who were jailed after being accused of kissing a white girl, he became famous around the world. His publicity campaign helped provoke headlines in the global press, which ridiculed North Carolina officials. He was instrumental in shaming the local officials into releasing the boys. The controversy was known as the "Kissing Case". (The white girl had kissed one of the boys on the cheek.)
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