True Crime Club: Jonestown & The People's Temple

Join us for an engaging, lighthearted discussion of this fascinating, yet disturbing genre. We focus our discussion around uplifting and empathizing with the victims of these crimes. 

We will be reading Raven: the untold story of the Rev. Jim Jones and his people as our main source of information, but feel free to research this topic however you choose! You can borrow a copy here using your library card.

"This PEN Award–winning work explores the ideals-gone-wrong, the intrigue, and the grim realities behind the Peoples Temple and its implosion in the jungle of South America. Reiterman’s reportage clarifies enduring misperceptions of the character and motives of Jim Jones, the reasons why people followed him, and the important truth that many of those who perished at Jonestown were victims of mass murder rather than suicide."

Further reading and links to exciting resources on this case can be found via this PDF document:

• Jonestown Evidence.pdf

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