BlackJonestown.org Commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the 1978 Jonestown Massacre and the Black Experience
On November 18, 1978, over 900 members of the predominantly African American Peoples Temple church died in the Jonestown massacre in Guyana, South America, masterminded by the Reverend Jim Jones and his core followers. Prior to 9/11, the Jonestown massacre was the largest loss of civilian life in American history. The majority of those who died in Jonestown were African American women and children. Yet this fact has been lost in mainstream coverage centering on whites who were involved in...
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