The Truth About the Jonestown Massacre: The Tragic Legacy of Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple
Introduction On November 18, 1978, the world was stunned by a harrowing tragedy in the jungles of Guyana—the Jonestown Massacre. Over 900 members of the Peoples Temple, a religious organization led by the charismatic yet controversial figure Jim Jones, lost their lives in an event that would become synonymous with cult indoctrination, mass suicide, and…