Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 02, 1936
Died
Mar 05, 2022
Place of Birth
Glencoe, Illinois, USA
Credits
3 titles
Dennis Cunningham
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.
