Over 910 people committed mass suicide in November of 1977. The people were all followers of the People's Temple (a religious death cult) based originally in California, lead by the infamous Jim Jones (Dickerson 2). The demise of the People's Temple and the killings of over 900 people in Jonestown, Guyana were due to the Temple's contradicting beliefs, Jones's growing insanity and abuse of prescription drugs, and the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan. James (Jim) Warren Jones was born, …showed first 75 words of 841 total…

…showed last 75 words of 841 total…to control the US government and a large portion of the population. "Jim Jones will be remembered by the public as one of the clearest examples of evil present in humanity; the death of his People's Temple will be considered one of the more tragic events of 20th century religious history." (Dickerson 2) Ultimately Jones's People's Temple met its demise because of its contradicting beliefs, Jones's growing insanity, and finally the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan.