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The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name Jonestown, was a remote commune in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American religious cult led by Jim Jones. On
The entrance to Jonestown, 1978
An aerial view of the dead in Jonestown.
Jim Jones, founder of The Peoples Temple
Jonestown Cottages
Peoples Temple
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The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, originally Peoples Temple Full Gospel Church and commonly shortened to Peoples Temple, was an American new religious organization that existed between 19
Jonestown
…The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name Jonestown, was a remote commune in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, an American religious cult led by Jim Jones. On November 18, 1978, 918 people died in a coordinated mass murder-suicide across three locations: the…
Jim Jones's first church in Indianapolis, Indiana
Peoples Temple headquarters, 1859 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, 1978
Peoples Temple members attend an anti-eviction rally at the International Hotel, San Francisco, January 1977.
Rev. Jim Jones receives a Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian award at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, January 1977.