What was the Peoples Temple?
The People’s Temple was a cult which was founded in the United States in 1955. Over its 23 year history, the People’s Temple actively contributed to social causes in Indiana and later in Northern California, after the cult’s headquarters were moved. Despite the cult’s long and complex history, it is most remembered for the distinctive and horrific way in which it collapsed on 18 November, 1978, when over 900 members of the People’s Temple committed suicide or were killed in Jonestown, Guyana.
