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Sep 26, 2018 · Jones' sons, Jim Jones Jr., 18, and Stephan Jones, 19, who had lived at the compound with their father, were at a basketball game in the captial city of Georgetown on the day of the massacre.
- 11 min
- Lauren Effron,Monica DelaRosa
James Warren Jones was born on May 13, 1931 in Crete, Indiana [1] and the family moved to Lynn, Indiana in 1934. [2] He was invited to church by his neighbors, and it was those sermons that sparked Jones’ interest in religion and leadership. He studied various leaders including Marx, Gandhi, Hitler, and Stalin, noting their strengths and ...
Documentary that explores the circumstances that led to the deaths of more than 900 men, women and children in 1978 at the People's Temple in northern Guyana.
In November 1978 the world was shocked by the mass murder-suicide of more than 900 members of the California-based Peoples Temple cult. Members of its Jonestown commune in Guyana drank cyanide-laced fruit drink after being ordered to do so by their cult leader, Jim Jones. Encyclopædia Britannica presents some key points on the Jonestown massacre.
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Nov 21, 2023 · Jim Jones was an American cult leader who gained popularity in the 1960s and 70s. He was a charismatic leader who preyed on those who were bullied, outcast, and those who felt lost in the world ...
Captivated by the charismatic style of Pentecostal and Methodist preachers, Jones became a preacher himself and founded his ministry, the Peoples Temple.WATC...
- 12 min
- 783.9K
- ABC News
2018 English 1 Season TV-14. This chilling docu-series dives into one of the darkest moments in American history, exploring the rise of Jim Jones, a charismatic preacher turned manipulative cult leader who ordered the deaths of his own followers. Chilling interviews with Peoples Temple survivors along with newly declassified archival material ...
