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W. Pete Cunningham

1929–2010

United States

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William Pete Cunningham (November 7, 1929 – December 21, 2010) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the 107th House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg county. He resigned on December 31, 2007, in his 11th term. Cunningham worked with Robert F. Williams and the Monroe County chapter of the NAACP in the 1950s and 1960s.

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