The People’s Temple

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:disbanded 1978
gptkbp:disbandedAfterEvent Jonestown mass suicide
gptkbp:establishedSettlement gptkb:Jonestown
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Indianapolis,_Indiana,_United_States
1955
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Jim_Jones
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The People’s Temple
gptkbp:ideology gptkb:Christianity
communism
socialism
apostolic socialism
gptkbp:JonestownMassacreCause mass murder-suicide
gptkbp:JonestownMassacreDate November 18, 1978
gptkbp:JonestownMassacreDeaths over 900
gptkbp:JonestownMassacreVictims members of the People’s Temple
gptkbp:JonestownPopulation over 900
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:California
gptkb:Guyana
gptkbp:notableBuilding Jonestown settlement
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Jonestown_massacre
assassination of Leo Ryan
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:migration
political activism
communal living
racial integration
armed guards
faith healing
mass suicide
public confessions
communal property
social welfare programs
adoption of children
isolation from outside world
discipline through public humiliation
surveillance of members
white nights
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Jim_Jones
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Larry_Layton
gptkb:Marceline_Jones
gptkb:Tim_Stoen
gptkb:Jackie_Speier
gptkb:Christine_Miller
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Leo_Ryan
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkb:Disciples_of_Christ
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
films
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lorri_Holt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7