On the Meaning of “Ordinary”

Jim Jones’ name on the memorial. It appeared in the paper on June 4. On Sunday, I talked with many people about the controversial inclusion of Jim Jones’ name on…

Oral History Interview: Don Beck

…still have that goodness in us. Peoples Temple was not the goodness of one person. People want to point to Jim Jones and say Peoples Temple was Jim Jones. No….

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Jonestown The secret life of a white trash smack addict or: Jim Jones in the movie The Jonestown Tragedy by Jason Pangiarella Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/backup…

The Reports of Jean Brown (text)

…Marcie was guarded 24 hours per day, and that Margret [Maria Katsaris] is supposed to be trying to get Robert [Jim Jones] to divorce Theresa [Marceline Jones] and marry her….

Peoples Temple in the News (2011)

Jonestown in 1978. The mass suicide, which killed 909 people (including Jones), went down in history as the world’s worst example of religion gone wrong. “Even today, the Jim Jones

Carolyn’s Other Letters

…their association with Jim Jones, though their influence was manifested in different ways. Marceline wielded moral authority, and was approachable in ways in which Jim was not: she was essentially…