Today’s episode is the dark tale of cult leader Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre in Guyana. What starts out as a civil rights church will leave to hundreds of people to remote jungles of Guyana and the mass suicide of over 900 people. This is part four of our series on Guyana. 

00:37 The Jonestown Massacre Overview

03:16 Guyana Facts and Misconceptions

09:38 Jim Jones' Early Life

15:37 Jim Jones' Rise to Power

24:55 The People's Temple and Integration Efforts

30:30 Jim Jones' Followers and Survivors

33:33 The Move of Jim Jones Church to California

38:50 The Guyana Settlement

43:48 The Tragic Mass Suicide of Jonestown Massacre 

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