Dennis Cunningham

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday2 January 1936
Died5 March 2022 (age 86)
Place of birthGlencoe, Illinois, USA
Known credits3

Biography

Dennis Dickson Cunningham was an American civil rights lawyer. He was a founder of the People’s Law Office. After the killings of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, he successfully sued the United States government on behalf of the Black Panthers. In 1982, the case was settled for $1.85 million.