CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Rev. Joseph Darby Jr., a celebrated Charleston pastor and civil rights leader, has died. He was 74.
Darby was a 15-year survivor of colorectal cancer; however, his cause of death was not provided. Family members said in their announcement that Darby died peacefully Friday night, just a day after his 74th birthday.
A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Darby graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and attended South Carolina State University. He also earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina…