Robby Cruz

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7th Period

Annotated Bibliography:
Jim Jones- Leader of the Peoples Temple cult
Primary Sources:
Source 1
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http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/11/drinking-the-kool-aid-asurvivor-remembers-jim-jones/248723/
How did Jones manage to lure all these people in, to the point where they
would follow him anywhere? He was very charismatic and attracted people
who were feeling vulnerable or disenfranchised for whatever reason. Most of
them were African-American, but there were also white people, Jewish
people, people of Mexican descent. There were religious Christians and
communists. If you wanted religion, Jim Jones could give it to you. If you
wanted socialism, he could give it to you. If you were looking for a father
figure, he'd be your father. He always homed in on what you needed and
managed to bring you in emotionally. I always looked at the Temple as a
utopian community that used religion to get where we were wanting to go.
Other people took it as Christ's way. There's a passage in the Bible where
Jesus tells people to leave their families and follow him. Jim quoted that quite
a lot. He said he was Gandhi, Buddha, Lenin -- he said he was the coming
back of anybody you'd ever want to come back. And we believed him.
Gritz, Jennie. "Drinking the Kool-Aid: A Survivor Remembers Jim
Jones." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 18 Nov. 2011. Web. 14
Jan. 2015.
<http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/11/drinking-thekool-aid-a-survivor-remembers-jim-jones/248723/>.

Source 2
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/transcript/jonestowntranscript/
Jim Jones (archival, subtitles): Feeling as an outcast, Id early developed a
sensitivity for the problems of blacks. I brought the only black young man in
the town home and my dad said that he could not come in and I said, Then I
shant, and I did not see my dad for many years.

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PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.

Secondary Sources:
Source 1
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/jonestownbio-jones/
A major source of Jones unhappiness with various mainstream churches was
segregation. During the 1950s and early 1960s, segregation was widespread
across the country, and many religious congregations followed the practice of
keeping the races separate. Having grown up an outsider, Jones empathized
with the downtrodden, the poor, the non-whites in society. He preached
integration and racial equality, and his own family reflected these beliefs. He
and Marceline adopted a part-Native American child named Agnes, three
Korean children, Stephanie, Lew and Suzanne, and in 1961 were the first
white couple in Indianapolis to adopt a black child, a boy they named James
Warren Jones, Jr. The Joneses also had a biological son, Stephan Gandhi, and
later adopted a white son named Tim from a Peoples Temple mother. They
were, according to Jones, a rainbow family. Integration is a more personal
thing with me now. Its a question of my sons future.
"American Experience: TV's Most-watched History Series." PBS. PBS, n.d.
Web. 10 Nov. 2014.

Source 2
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/introduction/jonestown
-introduction/
I did allow Jones to think for me because I figured that he had the better
plan, says former Peoples Temple member Hue Fortson, whose wife and
infant son were among the more than 900 who died in Guyana after drinking
cyanide-laced fruit punch. I gave my rights up to him. As many others did.
"American Experience: TV's Most-watched History Series." PBS. PBS. Web.
21 Sept. 2014.

Source 3

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http://www.infoplease.com/spot/jonestown1.html
In November 1978, California Congressman Leo Ryan arrived in Guyana to
survey Jonestown and interview its inhabitants. After reportedly having his
life threatened by a Temple member during the first day of his visit, Ryan
decided to cut his trip short and return to the U.S. with some Jonestown
residents who wished to leave. As they boarded their plane, a group of Jones's
guards opened fire on them, killing Ryan and four others. Some members of
Ryan's party escaped, however. Upon learning this, Jones told his followers
that Ryan's murder would make it impossible for their commune to continue
functioning. Rather than return to the United States, the People's Temple
would preserve their church by making the ultimate sacrifice: their own lives.
Jones's 912 followers were given a deadly concoction of purple Kool-Aid
mixed with cyanide, sedatives, and tranquilizers. Jones apparently shot
himself in the head.
Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.

Source 4
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/dc_jones.htm
"He preached a 'social gospel' of human freedom, equality, and love, which
required helping the least and the lowliest of society's members. Later on,
however, this gospel became explicitly socialistic, or communistic in Jones'
own view, and the hypocrisy of white Christianity was ridiculed while
'apostolic socialism' was preached."
"Jim Jones' People's Temple." Jim Jones' People's Temple. Web. 21 Sept.
2014.

Source 5
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http://www.caic.org.au/biblebase/apocolyptic/jones.htm
Jones had two trademarks when it came to his messianic practices: the end
justifies the means and a "revivalistic embellishment of radical social
critiques" (Gone from the Promised Land, p.27). He would intertwine facts,
half-truths and lies about race, class and the nuclear holocaust into a religious
cry for redemption.

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"Jim Jones and The People's Temple." Jim Jones and The People's Temple.
N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.
Source 6
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http://www.salon.com/2012/05/01/jim_jones_sinister_grip_on_san_francisco/
Jim Jones, the strange and charismatic leader of Peoples Temple, proved a
master at politically wiring San Francisco in the mid-1970s. The driven
preacher had begun his climb up the political pyramid by planting roots in the
Fillmore district, the citys devastated black neighborhood. Jones moved into
the Fillmore at its most vulnerable moment. Urban renewal czar Justin
Herman the Robert Moses of San Francisco had literally destroyed the
neighborhood, observed community activist Hannibal Williams, [and]
people were desperate for solutions, something to follow. Jim Jones was
another solution. He had a charismatic personality that won the hearts and
souls of people. And people followed him to hell. Thats where Jim Jones
went. Thats where he took the people who followed him.
"Jim Jones Sinister Grip on San Francisco." Saloncom RSS. N.p., n.d. Web.
12 Nov. 2014.

Source 7
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http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/p/jimjones.htm
As an adult, Jim Jones wanted to make the world a better place. At first,
Jones tried to be a student pastor at an already established church, but he
quickly quarreled with the church's leadership. Jones, who believed strongly
against segregation, wanted to integrate the church, which was not a popular
idea at that time.
"Jim Jones and Jonestown Suicides." About. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.

Source 8

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http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mass-suicide-at-jonestown
Jonestown did not turn out to be the paradise their leader had promised.
Temple members worked long days in the fields and were subjected to harsh
punishments if they questioned Jones' authority. Their passports were
confiscated, their letters home censored and members were encouraged to
inform on one another and forced to attend lengthy, late-night meetings. Jones,
by then in declining mental health and addicted to drugs, was convinced the
U.S. government and others were out to destroy him. He required Temple
members to participate in mock suicide drills in the middle of the night.
"Mass Suicide at Jonestown." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d.
Web. 10 Nov. 2014.

Source 9
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http://m.christianpost.com/news/mass-suicide-of-peoples-temple-cult-atjonestown-turns-35--109106/
Hundreds and hundreds of bodies throughout an agrarian community each
led to their death by a charismatic leader. His adamant opposition to racism
and encouragement of anti-poverty measures attracted many AfricanAmerican members and created a multi-racial congregation. Jones' rule was
absolute and unquestioned, with life in Jonestown involving long work hours
and increased isolation from the outside world.
"Mass Suicide of Peoples Temple Cult at Jonestown Turns 35." Mass Suicide
of Peoples Temple Cult at Jonestown Turns 35. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.

Source 10
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http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/mass/jonestown/index_1.htm
l
People such as Jim Jones, driven by their own insatiable need to be accepted
and loved, have an instinctive knowledge of the weaknesses of others and how
to manipulate them to their own advantage.
"The Official Story." Jonestown Massacre: A 'Reason' to Die Crime
Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.

Source 11

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http://history1900s.about.com/od/1970s/p/jonestown.htm
Although some members did love living in Jonestown, others wanted out.
Since the compound was surrounded by miles and miles of jungle and
encircled by armed guards, members needed Jones's permission to leave. And
Jones didn't want anyone to leave.
"The Sorrowful Story of The Jonestown Massacre." About. Web. 21 Sept.
2014.

Pictures: (Primary)
Source 11
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https://lh3.ggpht.com/v8gIYqWJVwNsO7No26IEMhlvFbm1wWiFp2g5EYru
cLhceob5dn-rqRBFyNGQjuE2Yt8gg=s170
After the death of Leo Ryan and his camera crew, many began to stir about
what really happened. Newspapers began printing headlines to make sure the
word was sent out about the massacre.
Dallas Times Herald, Congressman, newsmen feared slain during mission to
Guyana. 1978.

Source 2
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http://www.agoralumiere.org/2007/FILMS%202007/JONES
%20TOWN/3098.jpg
It breaks your heart when you listen to one of the interview subjects talk
about what these people were escaping in modern America, racism being one,
but when you see a pack of kids just happy to be kids in this hippie
playground you cant turn away from whats coming.
"I Believe in Jim Jones" 1969.

Source 1
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http://wordpress.catholicapedia.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cm_cultsjones_ho-211x300.jpg

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Jim Jones is seen as a very powerful leader. Many viewed him as higher than
others as they believed him to be the coming of the next Christ-like figure.
James Warren Jones. 1971.
Source 12
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https://lh5.ggpht.com/bpO2JzpADrqX3j9CFGx65_1SciHJOwACArqXolUfop
dERKQOV_ADeX9ms0d6cwqLdC-fNg=s85
Jim Jones is captured here at his new church in Guyana, Jonestown. He was
known to be very stern and serious.
Jim Jones in Jonestown. 1974.

Source 14
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https://lh6.ggpht.com/foWZHpX5ykvA1w2eOo8ZvI7j_yW2jx3vh5smDQkQ
dLIqZUzvGcSaNjkd5Lww8pdiN8PQ=s18
After the massacre an article was published to show the viewpoints of those
who had survived the horror. The told stories on how treatment was and how
the real Jim Jones was.
Jonestown Survivors Will Never Escape Horror. 1968.

Source 10
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https://lh3.ggpht.com/D5d6Ks7Zr75rWdr5LVAe8gj2TuMd92StEQvDBTFLK
Mm8uHSE2B07DOqnbYnQoR_USh9Sw=s85
Leo Ryan, a well known politician and teacher of the Democratic party.
Leo Ryan. 1973.

Source 3
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http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/WhoDied/bio.php?Id=1274
Lynetta Putnam Jones, the mother of Jim Jones, is seen here. Lynetta is one
of the seven who passed away at Jonestown before the massacre.

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Lynetta Putnam Jones. 1972.

Source 6
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https://lh5.ggpht.com/WyyXEAUgkMkaF0FVBsArkBlh_II632G0GoofjF644a
nl9lTEET-uDAklbc3vp1CZbTvjI8=s85
The young Rev. Jim Jones is seen reading and studying the Holy Bible, as he
always did this. Jones was heavily involved in his religion and made sure his
faith was part of his day.
Rev. Jim Jones. 1959.

Source 4
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https://lh3.ggpht.com/TB7CZXJF9vSAhpcmbTNiaYdtfUZEc1i9pz6hsgITMI
0MhpvxF9CcOLjf78aEOGwjYrMh=s106
Segregation in buses was extremely common to those living in the mid 20s
to early 60s.
Segregated Bus. 1951.

Source 9
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https://lh5.ggpht.com/IeFKOh9icMVPdAjPvcPQfB7iBcQ4cpdTEsUdbopC
ovQ-EBIRkOopO9Wzpfko4EvFCP9w=s85
Jim Jones is seen as a very powerful leader. Many viewed him as higher than
others as they believed him to be the coming of the next Christ-like figure.
Many loved and adored him, but his feelings towards his people could have
been the opposite.
The Adored, Jim Jones. 1969.

Source 5
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https://lh5.ggpht.com/zckPivzhfc2UslbhBojAtrmat_eBwLKlI7hYVMxjov2C7
xxAGeynKmcwQAIwPtGqVVfhpA=s128

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Jim Jones is seen here with his wife Marceline and many children, either
adopted or not. Jones loved his family greatly and was said to be a kind,
loving man at times.
The Jones Family. 1970.
Source 7
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https://lh6.ggpht.com/ZdCaHzrhP4HQoc9zQNXmHOayNGjUt_ryY4adfk2B
X-qc1yYaZYpxX0KZwofZhHzPkBox=s128
The first church that Jim Jones established was a prized possession to him
and the community. He had finally accomplished something that he held
dearly to his heart.
The Peoples Temple. 1965.

Source 8
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https://lh3.ggpht.com/y1iNXywjRSh7TBVENDhCQZwfWdOgzA7vymdfP0
GWyjLBEfcqPRuhYx-1a5IWLCCE6qD7Q=s108
Jim Jones is seen hear jumping towards a crowd in his church. It was said
that he was a lively preacher filled with charisma and charm.
The Preacher, Jim Jones. 1968.

Source 13
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https://lh6.ggpht.com/ndJQM3McTlrourGbAr5LO1UDyyPMv475yXtic4FlC4
YYCJpemn1zNuhkhDXBTIG7zlVc=s85
The mysterious sign that hangs over the victims of Jonestown reads, Those
who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. 1978.

Video: (Primary)

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Source 1
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http://www.biography.com/people/jim-jones-10367607/videos/jim-jones-minibiography-2165761096
The mini biography concerning Jim Jones and Jonestown shows how the
creation of the establishment came about and how life was there. The day of
the massacre is also explained as well as the reactions and opinions of others.
Jim Jones - Mini Biography. Biography, n.d.