The Divine Inspiration of Jim Jones
The black messianic leader, known as Father Divine, that Jim Jones admired.
The black messianic leader, known as Father Divine, that Jim Jones admired.
Adam Morris The Believer Aug 2015 25min Permalink
In Guyana after the Jonestown massacre, with the survivors and the dead.
Tim Cahill Rolling Stone Jan 1979 45min Permalink
The rise of the Peoples Temple through the lens of an earlier group: Father Divine’s Peace Mission.
Adam Morris The Believer Apr 2015 25min Permalink
An early investigation into Jim Jones’ cult.
Marshall Kilduff, Phil Tracy New West Aug 1977 15min Permalink
As divided families argued over whether to stay or go, Jones saw part of his congregation slipping away. Al Simon, father of three, wanted to take his children back to America. "No! No! No!" screamed his wife. Someone whispered to her: "Don't worry, we're going to take care of everything." Indeed, as reporters learned later from survivors, Jones had a plan to plant one or more fake defectors among the departing group, in order to attack them. He told some of his people that the Congressman's plane "will fall out of the sky."