A Peoples Temple Life

…still did not know much of domestic issues in the States, such as the civil rights movement. I first met Jim Jones just before I went into the Peace Corps….

To Whom It May Concern

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Having been the wife of Jim Jones for 28 years, I think I have a perspective of his life in which you might be interested….

Untitled statement by Carol Stahl

…more and more against Black people and Jim Jones in the community. He caused people to think. You cannot be around Jim Jones and not think – and you either…

Edith Cordell and the Cordell Family Legacy

…involved with Jim Jones, I wondered if his preaching techniques were more Pentecostal related. My brother had told me about the wonderful things Jim was doing for the Black people…

Barbara Moore: A Remembrance

…circumstance, every place, every condition.” ***** Our first encounter with Jim Jones was negative, for it was then that we learned of Carolyn’s and Jim’s relationship. During the following years…

Danger Cycle

…Peoples Temple. After his first wife leaves him for Temple leader Jim Jones, young pacifist Lenny Lynden finds himself in an arranged marriage and living communally in Northern California. While…

And The Truth Shall Set You Free?

…accepting? Jim Jones also used to say, “The means justify the end.” Although I believed it at the time, I don’t think that was truth, but perhaps to some it…

A Temple Member’s Odyssey

Jim Jones and Peoples Temple. Those are the superficial details of my life before Peoples Temple. For me, these other parts of my upbringing were far more significant: My mother…