EP 28: The Jonestown Massacre, Part One
Hashtag History24 Mar 2020

EP 28: The Jonestown Massacre, Part One

This week on Hashtag History, we are talking about the Jonestown Massacre that occurred in November of 1978 when occult leader, Jim Jones, killed 918 of his followers in a mass suicide as a result of drinking and injecting cyanide. In this special Part One episode, we are diving into Jones' background, his fake AF "faith healings", and how he was able to convince thousands to follow him to their eventual deaths.

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