Dennis Cunningham

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Born
January 2, 1936 in Glencoe, Illinois, USA
Died
March 5, 2022
Age
Died at age 86

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.

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