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This website is designed to give personal and scholarly perspectives on a major event in the history of religion in America. Its primary purpose is to present information about Peoples Temple as accurately and objectively as possible. In an effort to be impartial, we offer many diverse views and opinions about the Temple and the events in Jonestown.

Black-and-white photo of a smiling woman in a headscarf embracing a joyful child in Jonestown, Guyana.
Who Died?
Who Died?

Resources on the people of Jonestown, both those who died and those who survived.

Who Died?
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Photographs

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  • Black-and-white photo of a group of smiling children and teenagers of diverse backgrounds gathered for a portrait in Redwood Valley.
  • Man inspects ripening banana bunches hanging from a wooden structure in a tropical produce stand in Jonestown, Guyana.
  • Black-and-white photo of a multiracial group of men, women, and children standing at a construction site in the Guyanese jungle, early Jonestown settlers.
  • Black-and-white street scene showing diverse protesters marching and singing during the International Hotel eviction protests in San Francisco.

Audiotapes

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Rebecca Moore • Site Manager Fielding M. McGehee III • Editor & Research Director Aliah Mohmand • Research Associate
Originally posted on January 5th, 2013.
Last modified on November 18th, 2025.