Former South Carolina Sen. Kay Patterson, a stalwart fighter for civil rights during more than three decades at the Statehouse, died Friday at age 93. Patterson, first elected to the House of Representatives in 1974,

Kay Patterson, a former schoolteacher and one of the first Black lawmakers to rise to the South Carolina Senate in the years after Reconstruction, has died at the age of 93.

Former South Carolina State Senator Kay Patterson, who served over 30 years in the state legislature, has died at the age of 93.

Former South Carolina Sen. Kay Patterson, who rose from cleaning offices at the segregated Statehouse to serving as a state legislator for over 30 years died Friday. Patterson was born in 1931 in Darlington County and raised by his grandmothers.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina State Senator Kay Patterson, who represented Richland County for decades and fought to get the Confederate flag taken off the State House dome, has passed away. The South Carolina Democratic Party confirmed Friday that Patterson had died. He was 93 years old.

Former South Carolina Senator Kay Patterson has passed away at 93. Born in Darlington County in 1931 and raised in Sumter, Patterson served South Carolina for over 30 years. RELATED | Former SC Senator reflects on flag removal He was also a Marine Corps Veteran.

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