Black Jonestown

Black Jonestown is a storytelling and documentary channel dedicated to honoring the Black members of the People’s Temple — those who lived, died, and those who survived the tragedy in Jonestown, Guyana on 11/18/1978 This channel reclaims their narrative. Through historical storytelling, interviews with survivors, and documentary-style reflections, Black Jonestown explores their lives, their roots, and the social and spiritual movements that led them from California to the jungles of Guyana. Here, we honor their humanity, their strength, and their enduring impact on Black American history.

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Episoder(11)

Episode 2: Her Mother, Her Grandmother, Her Truth — Remembering Elsie Bell

In Episode 2 of Black Jonestown, Leslie Wagner Wilson sits down with Nancy Shaw — a woman whose family was forever changed by the promises and deceptions of Jim Jones.Nancy opens her heart about losin...

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Who We Are

In our very first episode of Black Jonestown, we begin with the voices behind the mission.I’m Leslie Wagner Wilson—one of the nine people who escaped Jonestown on November 18, 1978. For decades, other...

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Black Jonestown- The Untold Story

Welcome to Black Jonestown.My name is Leslie Wagner Wilson, also known as Leslie Cathey—and I am one of the nine people who escaped Jonestown, Guyana on November 18, 1978. On that horrific day, I lost...

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