Jim Jones

On November 18, 1978, in what became known as the “Jonestown Massacre,” was the most deadly, non-natural disaster in all of U.S. history. James Warren “Jim” Jones who was the leader and founder of a cult known as Peoples temple in Indiana in 1970’s led this infamous event. Jim Jones started a racially integrated church with the pure intention to help others in need. The occurrences at Jonestown have been described in two different terms: as the “Jonestown suicides” and as the “Jonestown massacre…

On November 18, 1978, in what became known as the “Jonestown Massacre,” more than 900 members of Peoples Temple Church died in a mass suicide-murder under the direction of their leader Jim Jones.Jim Jones used blind faith, promise of reward, and violence to shape the identities of his followers. His followers were following by blind faith and used that to get followers.He let any race be apart of the church. Let any race in his Peoples Temple Church and that brought more people in.Did great…

When I was younger, I went a Christian school for eight years. I walked around in my own protective barrier made of bubblegum. Everything was sprinkled with sugar-powder. It was difficult to see reality in the midst of the dense white goodness. The curriculum was twisted all around like taffy. History books were glazed over with a caramel. Every history lesson incorporated God into it, and I was constantly reminded of the goodness in people. I was told that Native Americans were recompensated…

Jonestown Massacre is considered as one of the most horifying tragerdies in American History. Jim Jones moved his temple to Guyana after his church in San Francisco was accused of financial fraud, physical abuse of its members and mistreatment of children. When Ryan, the inestigating officer arriven in Jonestown, several Jonestown residents approached him and asked him for passage out of Guyana. A distressed Jones commanded everyone to gather in the main pavillion. The members of the temple…

Jim Jone’s Cult, a Subculture Subculture, a culture that differs from the dominant culture but is not necessarily in direct opposition to it. A subculture does not aim to be in opposition of the dominant culture as counterculture does. However, most subcultures have different ideals, values and norms than the dominant culture although some may be the same. There are many subcultures in the United States, they may exist integrated into society and just share values and ideals with their…

points, Jim Jones forced members to commit to his rules and suffer through cruel punishments if they did not follow him. Members were held captive in Jonestown by patrolling officers around the camp and many wanted to leave. Tim Reiterman, a journalist who survived a shot by Jone's guards while leaving Jonestown, said, "Fifteen people stepped forward [asking to leave], including one entire family, and much of another family, and both of these families were long-time followers of Jim Jones dating…

Jim Jones, a power hungry preacher, forced over 900 people to commit suicide by leading a colt known as Peoples Temple (Wunrow, 2016). Jones was manipulative and charismatic, but because he grew up in the Great Depression, he lived in poverty. However, Jones did not let poverty affect his personal life and education; Jones excelled in school, graduated high school with honors, and even continued post-secondary education into graduate school (Wunrow, 2016). Jones was a student pastor and was even…

day since World War II” (Haskins; Harrison). This tragedy resulted from James Warren “Jim” Jones’ attempt at a “utopia away from the prying eyes of the United States government” (Otero). To fully comprehend this event, Jim Jones’ life and objectives, his cult, the tragedy, and its consequences must be addressed. So, who is Jim Jones? He was born in 1931 in Crete, Indiana.…

a specific job that is crucial to the community (Lalich and Langone). Jim Jones forced his group, the People's Temple, to move to Guyana and develop an area called Jonestown. Jim Jones assigned jobs to each member in order to accomplish his utopian dream where everyone…

1978 a total of 909 Americans died under the direction of People’s Temple leader Jim Jones. Not every member of the People’s Temple willingly gave up their lives many were shot if they were not willingly participating. Why was Jim Jones able to influence almost a thousand people to such a tragic end? Was he truly mentally deranged or was he truly their savoir? The man behind the disaster, James Warren "Jim" Jones, was born on May 13, 1931, in Crete, Indiana. His father was a World War 1 veteran…