Sumter native James L. Felder reflects on his childhood and activism with late collaborator the Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr.
BY RHIANNON O'BERRY
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rhiannon@theitem.com
Posted 2/17/26
Sumter native, former state lawmaker and civil rights leader James “Jim” Lee Felder was already set to appear at Sumter City Council on Feb. 17, 2026 before Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, …
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