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35 reactions · 19 shares | WATCH: Peoples Temple Leader Jim Jones & the Jonestown Massacre Saturday 9:30 am ET A discussion about the Peoples Temple, its leader Jim Jones, and the community called Jonestown he established in Guyana. In 1978, more than 900 Americans died in Jonestown from cyanide poisoning in what is commonly referred to as the Jonestown Massacre. The panel includes two former members of the Peoples Temple. | American History TV | Facebook

Jim Jones founded the Peoples Temple in 1955 in Indianapolis, Indiana — originally presented as a church promoting racial equality and social justice. Over time, it evolved into an authoritarian cult centered entirely around Jones’s control. Facing media scrutiny and allegations of abuse in the United States, Jones moved his followers to a secluded agricultural settlement in the Guyanese jungle, which he called Jonestown. U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan, along with aides, reporters, and relatives of c