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San Diego State University: Jonestown and Peoples Temple WebsiteSan Diego State University: Jonestown and Peoples Temple Website
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San Diego State University
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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San Diego State University: Jonestown and Peoples Temple

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This site presents "Personal and scholarly perspectives," on the Peoples Temple cult movement, including its tragic end in the Jonestown Massacre. Content includes general information about the cult, as well as a photo gallery, tape transcripts of the members, documentation released by the FBI, journal articles written about the tragedy, and more.

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utopia

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mind control, paradise, 18 november 1978, james warren jones, jim jones, jonestown tragedy and massacre, jonestown report, wings of deliverance, alternative considerations of jonestown and peoples temple, brainwashed, cult group, cult groups, history of jonestown, peoples temple, salvific power of socialism

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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