Jim Jones - Wikipedia
WEBJames Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and mass murderer who led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978.
Jim Jones | Biography, Jonestown, Massacre, Peoples Temple,
WEBJim Jones (born May 13, 1931, Crete, near Lynn, Indiana, U.S.—died November 18, 1978, Jonestown, Guyana) was an American cult leader who promised his followers a utopia in the jungles of South America after proclaiming himself messiah of the Peoples Temple, a San Francisco-based evangelist group.
Inside Jonestown: How Jim Jones Trapped Followers and Forced ... - HISTORY
WEBNov 13, 2018 · In 1975, Rev. Jim Jones, the religious cult leader and civil rights activist, hinted at things to come. “I love socialism, and I’m willing to die to bring it about, but if I did,...
Jonestown | History, Facts, Jim Jones, & Survivors | Britannica
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Jim Jones was the leader of the Peoples Temple cult who initiated a mass murder-suicide at the Jonestown compound in Guyana. He opened his first church in Indianapolis in the 1950s before relocating to California in the mid-1960s.
40 years after Jonestown massacre, ex-members describe Jim Jones …
WEBSep 26, 2018 · Rev. Jim Jones, pastor of the Peoples Temple in San Francisco, Jan. 1976. AP, FILE. At the time of his death, Jim Jones held such power over his followers that he was able to direct more than 900 of them to participate in a mass murder-suicide.
Jonestown ‑ Massacre, Guyana & Cult - HISTORY
WEBOct 18, 2010 · The “Jonestown Massacre” occurred on November 18, 1978, when more than 900 members of an American cult called the Peoples Temple died in a mass suicide-murder under the direction of their leader...
Jim Jones - Son, Movies & Documentaries - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Born on May 13, 1931, in Crete (near Lynn), Indiana, Jim Jones was a notorious cult leader. As the self-proclaimed messiah of the Peoples Temple religious cult, Jones promised his followers...
Jonestown - Wikipedia
WEBWhen the time came when we should have dropped dead, Rev. Jones explained that the poison was not real and that we had just been through a loyalty test. He warned us that the time was not far off when it would become necessary for us to die by our own hands.
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple - PBS
WEBApr 9, 2007 · In 1978 over 900 people led by Rev. Jim Jones died in the largest mass murder-suicide in history, at Jonestown, Guyana. The story is told by survivors, Temple defectors, relatives, and...
Jim Jones | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
WEBJim Jones. Jim Jones attracted a large following to his Peoples Temple through sermons on tolerance, social responsibility and community. As the church grew, however, the sermons on...
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