Dennis Cunningham
January 2, 1936 (88 years old) in Glencoe, Illinois, USA
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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Credits
- 2015 · The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution as Self - Attorney
- 2012 · Who Bombed Judi Bari? as Self - Lead Attorney (archive footage)
- 2005 · The Forest for the Trees as Self