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Amy Wellnitz, Ukiah Daily Journal -Jim Jones, founder, Peoples Temple. £14.36 . Juanell Smart lost her four children, mother, and uncle. The fire proved they are out to get us. We can not have this! Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Born in Lynn, Indiana, he was inspired by the power and authority of the preachers he witnessed, and was at it himself by his early twenties. Hue Fortson Jr., Peoples Temple Member: We would always try to let each other know the next day, “Well, how long did you sleep?” “Oh, I slept two hours.” “You only slept two? Fielding McGehee, Relative of Peoples Temple Member: Eventually, the rhetoric ratchets up enough that she is shouted down. Something terrible had happened, because everyone had red eyes except for Jim Jones. Kristine Kravitz, Peoples Temple Member: Pretty soon we were seeing film footage of the first crew that went down there. But when it comes to how those followers turned into a zombie Kool-Aid death cult, Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple leaves you with more questions than you went in with. Stanley Clayton, Peoples Temple Member: And for me, that was like, “Wow, man.” I liked that. I was really shaking, but I didn’t move. Eugene and June Cordell lost Edith Cordell and nineteen other relatives. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. In 1972 Leo Ryan was elected to the United States Congress from California’s 11th District. The moment it stopped, they start shooting right away. Read full review He was talking better this and better that. They had a little medical clinic, a little daycare area. It was loud. He wasn’t going to be gaining large numbers of members. AP/Wide World Photos She just was — was just in a daze. It is really nice here. Performed by The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Stephen Sung, Sound Technician: We were there, supposed to interview some of the family members to ask them why they cannot leave. James Molesky This is a documentary on The peoples Temple located in what was "Jonestown". June Cordell, Relative of Peoples Temple Member: The first time I met Jim Jones was Easter 1953. What makes you think you’ve got something that he wants anyway?” And so another woman says, “Well, you know what? Janet Shular, Peoples Temple Member: People were brought up front and asked — had to tell who they had slept with and who they had sneaked off to a restaurant with. Male Reporter (archival): What about now? June Cordell, Relative of Peoples Temple member And when he flung it and let it go, the place got dead quiet like. Patricia Ryan, Personal Collection Joyce Bowman, Personal Collection Elspeth Domville Tim Carter, Peoples Temple Member: If I had to go to the doctor, it was taken care of. As you see me as your father, I’ll be your father, for those of you that don’t have a father.” He said, “If you see me as your savior, I’ll be your savior.” He said, even so, “If you see me as your God, I’ll be your God.”. We let them, the enemies, defeat us. Jackie Speier, Aide to Congressman Leo Ryan: I was lying on my side, pretending that I was dead, with my head down. Joyce Shaw-Houston, Peoples Temple Member: The longest I ever stayed awake was six days, and that’s with no coffee, no nothing. Jim Jones (archival, subtitles): Mother, mother, mother, mother, mother please. On-screen text: Peoples Temple Farm, Ukiah — Redwood Valley, California. It’s the church’s duty to have a place of protection for its people. Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2011. I never shall forget what he’s done for me. Close • Posted by just now. Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up. If you are in need of healthcare, you get healthcare. This mass suicide took the lives of 918 people who voluntarily joined the religious movement. report. I’m doing this for you, Debbie.”. Jim Jones (archival): Now my home is stone block and there’s not a piece of new furniture in it. They so don’t want us to do what we’re doing; they’ve burned down the Temple. Jackie Speier, Aide to Congressman Leo Ryan: More people wanted to leave. Creig Turner But shortly afterwards, I heard my partner, the cameraman. Every now and then you watch a documentary which is not only informative and fascinating but also leaves you speechless. It was about 11:30 in the morning. You need to leave.” And he said, “You don’t have anything to worry about.” He says, “You have the Congressional shield of protection around you.” And I just looked at him like he was totally insane. On a certain level, it’s normal, you know? I don’t know what kind of games people like. The sky turned black. Tim Carter, Peoples Temple member Lionel Wedekind Jim Jones (archival): We started with about a hundred and forty-one people and from that, we’ve grown to a very thriving congregation. Yes, it was very tragic. And we were instructed that when Jim came in, we stood, and when he left or spoke, we’d stand and clap. He had this hands-on approach to legislating. Don’t try to take any of our children. Stanley Clayton, Peoples Temple Member: You might fight five people in one night. Vernon Gosney, Peoples Temple Member: Jim Jones represented the Peoples Temple as a progressive movement that was threatened. And — we were Star Trek fans. Denice Stephenson, California Historical Society There’s only one hope of glory…That’s within you! And he realizes that this article is going to be hugely damning, and it was midway through it he mouths to all of us in the room, “We’re leaving tonight.” They flew out to Guyana, six hours before that article was going to hit. 3. We had an African American, we had two American Asian and we had his natural son, homemade. Corbis Deborah Layton, Peoples Temple Member, Author, Seductive Poison: Nobody joins a cult. Eugene Cordell, Relative of Peoples Temple member We were going to California, our new world. Jessica Hankey You think they’re going to allow us to get by with this? She died in my arms, man. Vernon Gosney, Peoples Temple Member: If you had a demonstration in San Francisco and you wanted people to show up, Jim Jones — the Peoples Temple — could be there in twenty minutes, with hundreds of people. Jim Jones Jr., Peoples Temple Member: He had a real issue with separation. And just as you reach the edge of the pavilion, people started rushing you that you knew. Well having a funeral for it was a little strange, killing the animal was very strange. Phillip Klum, Jigsaw Sound, NYC, Colorist A first class documentary film. In 1978 over 900 people died in the largest mass murder-suicide in history. Never heard a man speak like this man before. But when it comes to how those followers turned into a zombie Kool-Aid death cult, Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple leaves you with more questions than you went in with. Join mailing list at www.firelightmedia.org. And once I laid her down and she told me how she wanted to lay with her grandmother, I — at that point, knew that I didn’t have no reason to be here no more. Jonestown Massacre: 40 years on from the death of 900 people - Video. Laura Johnston Kohl, Peoples Temple Member: It changed over the years, but it was always busy. Stanley Clayton, Peoples Temple Member: When Ryan came, he came on a Friday night and we put on a reception for him. Within 2 days, Ryan, Jones and over 900 Jonestown settlers were dead; casualties of a mass murder-suicide. Narrator (anonymous letter, archival): “There’s quiet as we leave this world. There's a problem loading this menu right now. I think he said it was his kidneys at the time. When everyone got off the bus at the rest stop, I went into his little room and I sat there and waited for him. You’re my people. I said, “You dropped something,” and this little boy, about nine years old, started saying, “He passed a note! Reporter (archival): Doesn’t it concern you, though, that this man, for whatever reason, one of the people in your group…. In Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, award-winning filmmakers Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith, and Noland Walker reveal the true, tragic story behind enigmatic preacher Jim Jones and his promise of a world of economic and racial equality that ultimately led to the largest mass murder-suicide in history. Kristine Kravitz, Peoples Temple Member: Jim Jones talked about going to the Promised Land and then, pretty soon, we were seeing film footage of Jonestown. I can’t begin to describe it. We didn’t commit suicide. Decades after the fact, the very mention of the word evokes grim memories of Rev. He had a bed. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Take that step. I gave my rights up to him. Don Como “Yeah, that’s a good idea.”. Well, I slept an hour-and-a-half.”. There were the publications. Spurred by negative news reports covering defectors from the church—who told of physical abuse, sexual improprieties, and other dysfunctional activities—Jones abruptly moved the Peoples Temple to the Guyana farming commune, “Jonestown,” in … Laura Johnston Kohl, Peoples Temple Member: December of ’75, ninety of us went by plane, into Guyana, and saw where we were building the community there. Marshall Kilduff, Journalist: These people would be on time, they’d be polite and nice. Composed by George M. Cohan Janet Shular, Peoples Temple member And all of a sudden, the answer was there. Tim Carter, Peoples Temple Member: I have a conscious memory of sitting there, thinking to myself, “This is wrong.” And I didn’t do a damned thing to stand up and say, “This is wrong.”. He was just their preacher. Vernon Gosney, Peoples Temple member Christopher Chow, Asian American Media Center, Inc. Close • Posted by just now. Jim Jones (archival, subtitles): We laid it down…we got tired. I’d look around and I’d say, “Am I the only one that feels this way?” I learned, eventually, not to say anything to anyone. Chaos quickly ensued, and the film's final moments, in which Jones can be heard exhorting his crazed flock to drink the Kool-Aid, are genuinely harrowing. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple Synopsis: Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he … 100% Upvoted. When Guyanese authorities arrived at Jonestown on November 19, 1978, the only survivor present was Hyacinth Thrash, a 76-year-old black woman who had joined Peoples Temple in Indianapolis. Male Peoples Temple Member (archival): Would you do it? Nobody’s gonna come out of the sky! And then the question went on, “Well, how many of you in here have had him to do that?” And whether they were lying or just following suit, hands of the men just went up around the room. Jim Jones (archival, subtitles): I agree, Christine Miller, Peoples Temple Member (archival, subtitles): You know…. Everything they could think of, they were saying. Female (archival): Definitely. I’m not able to say…But I do know it’s real. Vernon Gosney, Peoples Temple Member: I went and I spoke to the Congressman in the pavilion. Kelsey Dorwart What he spoke from the pulpit wasn’t what he did behind the scenes. 301 certified writers online We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Tim Reiterman, Journalist: As we approached Jonestown, it was spartan, but very impressive. I’m right now making a call to Russia. We are trying to make — and we are making a place of refuge for all of you here. Can you give me a good reason for that? share. He was going to let him in. --Sam Graham. And we will all die, right here in the church, together as one.” The women were just screaming, “Oh no, my baby, my baby,” and others just sat there. Katie Marsh, Kounterattack Design, Audio Restoration Tim Carter, Peoples Temple Member: The songs that we sang that night — it was people saying, “This is who we are and this is what we are about.”. Mr. Jones had perfected the art of forming groups that were different and bizarre in all manner of ways but was interestingly able to hold the group together till the last minute. I must confess (that prior to viewing this film) I was wholly ignorant as to the facts surrounding the Jonestown massacre. Now, is the pain gone? Jim Jones (archival, subtitles): I’m listening to you. Janet Shular, Peoples Temple Member: The first time I visited Peoples Temple, I drove at the urging of a friend — a co-worker — to Redwood Valley. We have about every level of society, all socio-economic income strata — professional down to the ordinary field worker, field laborer. It’s obvious that Martin Luther King was murdered by conspiracy…Malcolm X, Senator Kennedy…. They were well looked after. There would be music in different cottages. Really, it’s beautiful to see that all these divisions have been broken down — not only race, but any differences of economic position. Relative of Peoples Temple Member (archival): I think that Jim Jones took his group down there because he was afraid to face the publicity and answer the questions here in this country. Man (archival, subtitles): Christine, your life has been extended to today. Get the latest on new films and digital content, learn about events in your area, and get your weekly fix of American history. Jordan Vilchez, Peoples Temple member hide. When we came back, something had happened. Nelson was drawn to making this film by a persistent question: What drove thousands of people to join Peoples Temple? Rebecca Moore, Relative of Peoples Temple Member: Peoples Temple really was a black church. Fielding McGehee, Jonestown Institute, Graphic Design Narrator (anonymous letter, archival): “To whomever finds this note. Stanley Clayton, Peoples Temple Member: I ain’t never used the term “suicide,” and I’m not gonna never use the term “suicide.” That man killed — was killing us. Composed and Performed by Timmy Thomas Mark Kitchell Stanley Clayton, Peoples Temple Member: There wasn’t a week that went by that I wasn’t called up on the floor because of my behavior, because of my attitude. Deborah Layton, Peoples Temple Member, Author, Seductive Poison: For those people that hadn’t grown up in the apostolic world, Jim would say, you know — “I know this is different for you. Jim Jones (archival): Now in this church, what have we done in a short time? (Enter your ZIP code for information on American Experience events and screening in your area.). He really understood it. 2006. John R. Hall, sociologist My wife was there. DVD £43.46 Additional DVD options: Edition Discs Amazon Price New from Used from DVD 6 April 2009 "Please retry" — 1. We realized these people catch up from people from Jim Jones, they’re very close lieutenant to Jim Jones. All Rights Reserved. Laura Johnston Kohl, Peoples Temple Member: We had no other radio or T.V. Juanell Smart, Peoples Temple Member: I’m saddened because it didn’t work out. John Gollin, San Francisco Examiner best. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple is a tremendously powerful piece of work that—through detailed research, revelatory archival footage, and heartrending accounts by some of the very few survivors—serves as an unforgettable historical portrait of a poorly understood chapter in American history for generations to come. He passed a note!”. And I was waiting on pins and needles, and I was talking to her probably twice a week on the hand radio and Leona Collier came up, “Ok, Eugene it’s your time, you’re going over.”, Coming into Jonestown, you see a guard at the front gate and you’re all excited, you’re going down this road. Female Peoples Temple Member (archival): Well. Jim said, “Darlin’, you know, today is your day. www.7thart.com Theatrical trailer for the acclaimed documentary JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLES TEMPLE. Tim Reiterman, Journalist: When vice presidential candidate, Walter Mondale, came to San Francisco, Jim Jones was part of the entourage that boarded his private jet. Gloria and I were laid down on the cot and we just held each other and I said, “You know, I think we may all die.” And she said — she kind of looked at me and then she looked down at our son, who was playing on the floor with the toys, and she said, “You’re scaring him.” I had literally opened my mouth to say we need to leave, when there was an announcement on the loud speaker — “Will everybody report to the pavilion for a meeting.”. Quickly! Jordan Vilchez, Peoples Temple Member: It’s like a child in a dysfunctional family. Jackie Speier, Aide to Congressman Leo Ryan: We heard this great uproar in the pavilion and the truck stopped. Deborah Layton, Peoples Temple Member, Author, Seductive Poison: Every night, at some point, his voice would come over the loudspeaker and he’d say, “I’m sending somebody out tonight, somebody you know, somebody you trust and they’re going to act like they want to leave. Stanley Clayton, Peoples Temple Member: I was one of those kind of guys that — I used drugs. Male Peoples Temple Member (archival): Do you want to share with them this morning? And most people, once the going gets rough, don’t jump out immediately. Hue Fortson Jr., Peoples Temple Member: And he said, “What you need to believe in is what you can see.” He said, “If you see me as your friend, I’ll be your friend. Had nothing to do with revolutionary suicide, nothing to do about making a [expletive] statement, it was just senseless waste, senseless waste and death. Jim Jones (archival, subtitles): If we can’t live in peace, then let’s die in peace. This New York Times Critic's Pick tells the story of the people who followed cult leader Jim Jones to the remote jungles of Guyana, South America, in a misbegotten quest to build an ideal society. Garrett Lambrev, Peoples Temple Member: The Peoples Temple services, they had life, they had soul, they had power. You ain’t got nothing.” And so, by this time, they looked back to Jones and so he looks over his glasses, and he nods with approval. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple Seventh Art Releasing | Release Date: October 20, 2006 Summary: This documentary tells the story of the people who followed Jim Jones from Indiana, to California, and finally to the remote jungles of Guyana, South America, in a … And I’m just hugging people and it’s just — it’s like, I have arrived and everything is going to be okay now. share. We’ve worked too hard.”. Rev. Jim Jones (archival): You got nothing to lose. Fielding McGehee, relative of Peoples Temple member So you had to credit a big chunk of decisive votes to Peoples Temple. Jim Jones (archival): The world is like a human family. Claire Janaro, Peoples Temple member Are you people going to — leave us. Jim Jones had political power that few people, let alone preachers, could have imagined. Cydney Hill, SFSU Bryan Kravitz, Peoples Temple Member: He was there for three evenings, and the third evening I went off on the bus and came to California. Do you want to go home? Tim Carter, Peoples Temple Member: Literally, out of nowhere, this storm came blowing in. Vernon Gosney, Peoples Temple Member: There was always threats. Jackie Speier, Aide to Congressman Leo Ryan: Then the Congressman ran under the plane, and I sort of followed suit and got behind one of the tires. He just kind of praised us. I didn’t know I’d never see her again. Jim Jones (archival): The United States is calling for the removal of all Blacks and Indians. And she called the manager of the station up and they talked to me about leaving. When Rosalyn Carter came to San Francisco, she gave Jim Jones a private audience. Other survivors might say differently, but for me, I was delighted. Read full review Mother! Mother, please, please, please don’t…Don’t do this! If you’re in need of legal assistance of some sort, you get that. Jim Jones (archival): Edie. This went probably as well as it possibly could go, so far. It was almost like a dark cloud. save. If you. I first saw Stanley Nelson’s Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple almost exactly one year ago to the day. Reporter (archival): Some people have said they couldn’t leave if they wanted to. Jackie Speier, Aide to Congressman Leo Ryan: How could you not be impressed that out of the jungles of Guyana, they had carved out a community? n recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre on November 18th, 1978, we will host a screening of Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, where award-winning filmmakers Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith, and Noland Walker reveal the true, tragic story … Bryan Kravitz, Peoples Temple Member: I heard Jim Jones talking about equality among races, what it’s like living in California, in the Redwood Valley, the good works that they’re doing. Eugene Smith, Peoples Temple Member: We were people that — we wanted to make a change. (Singing, archival): As pilgrims here, we sometimes journey. So, in the middle of the night, all through the night, his voice was talking to you. Published by Universal MCA Music Publishing That's one of the many telling Jones anecdotes that director Stanley Nelson digs up for Jonestown: The Life And Death Of Peoples Temple, a documentary that goes behind the 1978 mass suicide of Jones' disciples in Guyana and tries to explain how any person—let alone 900 people—could volunteer to kill themselves just because a preacher told them to. My sister Carolyn had invited my parents and my younger sister and I to visit her in Potter Valley. My wife died in my arms and my dead baby son was in her arms. Jim Jones (archival, subtitles): You’re gonna help yourself, or you’ll get no help! Girl (archival): Yeah. Garnett Day, minister What do you see? Diese Geschichte ist unglaublich und die Dokumentation ist sehr bewegend. Inside, I just wanted things to stop. Tim Carter, Peoples Temple Member: I had been in the Temple for just a few months. Laura Johnston Kohl, Peoples Temple Member: You know, it’s just such an exciting time. He and I were Star Trek fans, and he used to always say, “Just vulcanize yourself. Stanley Clayton, Peoples Temple Member: My wife came up to me, she didn’t have no tears in her eyes. A conservative candidate and a liberal candidate, George Moscone. Dominique A. Delphine (formerly Joyce Shaw), Personal Collection And I just broke down and told her. Claire Janaro, Peoples Temple Member: The purpose of the bus trips was to spread Jim’s beliefs about socialism and the world, and how we can live a better life and about an integrated lifestyle. Jon Vargo, Video Arts/San Francisco, Re-Recording Mixer They see Christ in me, a hope of glory. This would be the place to implement the dream of racial equality. Joyce Shaw-Houston, Peoples Temple member Glenn Fukushima They called me and some of them said, you know, “You don’t know nothing about the Church. Jim Jones (archival): Now, will each of you give a very fond embrace, a salutary kiss of greeting to your neighbor — and let’s fill this atmosphere with warmth and love. However the long term consequences were disasterous. The Peoples Temple relocated to California in the 1960s. £43.46 — £43.46: Region 1 encoding. Neva Sly Hargrave, Peoples Temple Member: And she takes this real slow, shaky step. But after Jones moved the Temple from sleepy Ukiah, California, to San Francisco, the madness began to set in, and just as an exposé of his more unsavory practices (sexual and otherwise) was about to be published, he hurriedly relocated the whole scene to Guyana. Female Peoples Temple Member (archival): I wished I could. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Move forward. We’re going to — you’re going to get healed today.” He said, “We’re going to — we’re going to heal those legs of yours. By Christmas, I will be gone.”. Jim Jones (archival): I represent divine principle, total equality, a society where people own all things in common. And that’s the kind of religious thing that I am excited about, and have some respect for. Neva Sly Hargrave, Peoples Temple Member: We turned our paychecks over every time we got paid. Do you think you could? We all wanted to go. Stephen Sung, sound technician Jackie Speier, Aide to Congressman Leo Ryan: On the night of the 17th, it was still a vibrant community. Grace Stoen, Peoples Temple member Stephen Sung, Sound Technician: The gun’s dead and all we can hear — this one engine was still running. Wherever there are people struggling for justice and righteousness, there I am.” And she went up to that Kool-Aid, to that death barrel and she just, I mean — didn’t hesitate, just took it and drunk it and then told me to hold her, to take her, and I did. Who knows what it is? There were people who were packing their belongings and leaving their homes — with virtually no explanation to their family members as to where they were going or why they were going. Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones carefully revealed only as much of himself as he needed to to any given audience. Jim Jones, his Peoples Temple, and the horrific suicide of more than 900 followers who accompanied him to Guyana, Jones' self-styled South American Shangri-La. It just didn’t feel right. He yelled, “Oh [expletive].” He said he got — he got shot. You could hear it in your — in your bunk at night. But this is a loyalty test and you need to turn them in.”. They organized letter-writing campaigns to public officials, to members of Congress. Male Peoples Temple Member (archival): Won’t listen to you, huh? There’s no heaven up there…We’ll have to make heaven down here! You know, cyanide makes people froth at the mouth. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. I got a tremendous pain ran through my arm and on my shoulder. And you’re seeing in the distance, housing complexes, that are being built. And then we got an allowance — five dollars a week. Services were joyous occasions, more like Baptist revivals than the typical white Christian affair, and Jones' followers seemed genuinely devoted, buying into his snake-oil bit (including fake healings) and willingly forking over 20 percent or more of their incomes to him. Watch now. The story is told through interviews with the surviving members of the People's Temple, their family members and the survivors of Congressman Leo Ryan's ill-fated trip to Guyana. It was a bright sunny day, but it was a dark day. They drove this truck all the way across the airstrip and stop on this side of the plane, so literally they cut us off from the jungle. Jim Jones, Jr., Peoples Temple member The message was, “You are betraying me.”. Unable to add item to List. That you’re standing there is because of him. We got to — we got to go, that if we don’t go this way, we going to go like this.” They were coming, taking like newborn babies out of their mothers’ arms. And I did allow Jones to think for me because I figured that he had the better plan. And — they came and shot me at point blank — point blank range. Click to watch the video. Spontuneous - The Song Game - Sing It or Shout It - Talent NOT Required - Family Pa... Mopower Micro USB Cable,10 Pcs 3FT High Speed USB 2.0 A Male to Micro B Charge and ... USB Cable Pack,Mopower 10 Pcs 1.6FT High Speed USB 2.0 A Male to Micro B Charge and... Syncwire iPhone Charger Lightning Cable - [Apple MFi Certified] 2-Pack 3.3ft for iP... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. John R. Hall, Sociologist: In Lynn, Jim Jones looked for community and couldn’t find community, in Lynn as a town — which had a population of what, a thousand people? We have different containers surrounding the place — we couldn’t go through all of the tremendous inventory they built up. Garrett Lambrev, Peoples Temple Member: When I joined Peoples Temple in the spring of 1966, there were exactly eighty-one members. It was everybody welcome there in that church and he made it very plain from the platform. Deborah Layton, Peoples Temple Member, Author, Seductive Poison: Before the article was going to break, Jim convinced the publisher that she needed to read it to him. Lay down your life with your child. John R. Hall, Sociologist: They were giving their life’s money and savings to the church, but in exchange, the church was agreeing to take care of them in the community, not just in a nursing home. Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company I heard Jim Jones was going to be coming to Philadelphia, and coming to Benjamin Franklin High School. Nobody knew that until perhaps it was their time to find out. Directed by Stanley Nelson. Jim Jones (archival, subtitles): The congressman is dead! The man got power, ya’ll.” And the whole place would just go wild. Tim Carter, Peoples Temple Member (archival): I have never been so totally happy or fulfilled in my life. Marcia Smith and Noland Walker, Additional Camera Product Description. Jim Jones a cult leader brings people to join his Temple filling them with hope for a better life. The Peoples Temple congregation was sizably African-American. Marshall Kilduff, Journalist: In San Francisco, Jones walked in on a sort of a wild kind of party, where there was a lot of new faces and new sources of power. Neva Sly Hargrave, Peoples Temple Member: Jim started changing a lot in the seventies. The wind came up and it just — torrential rain. Jim Jones (archival): Somebody is gonna get on the freedom train in Philadelphia! 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