Peoples Temple was an American new religious movement led by Jim Jones. It began as a racially integrated congregation in Indianapolis and combined elements of Protestant revivalism, socialism, communal living, and opposition to racial segregation. The movement became internationally known after more than 900 of its members and others died in the Jonestown Massacre in Guyana on November 18, 1978.
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