There were several huts for sleeping, teaching, working and Jones’ own sermons. On November 18, 1978, Jones led 909 of those cult members to death by cyanide poisoning. Jones encouraged his followers to take the cyanide as an act of protest; a way to go down in history. Jonestown: ...
In the dense rain forest of Guyana, Jim Jones built a compound where he and his followers were meant to live in utopian harmony: the Peoples Temple. There were several huts for sleeping, teaching, working and Jones’ own sermons. On November 18, 1978, Jones led 909 of those cult members...