Jim Jones: Cult Leaders In The 1970's

The 1970’s was a time when people were going insane for answers, help in realizing America was going downhill. At the time of the social upheaval in America many things were occurring. Many of their leaders that was possibly giving them answers the strength to keep fighting, like Malcolm x, Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy and others started passing away. Also, alcohol was a huge issue at the time, everyone was over drinking, overusing rugs, no one had money and everything became expensive. Then abortion became a huge issue on to if women had rights to their own body, and pornography was becoming an issue. Furthermore religion seemed to be the only answer to there problems in helping them get through such a hard time and Jim Jones seemed to be helping them , saying all the right things and doing the right thing. Jim Jones, born James Warren Jones on May 13, 1931, in Crete, Indiana, also known as one of the most notorious cult leaders. Although he was odd as a kid, he was a strong student, especially in speaking but had very few friends. Since he personally wanted to help others and wanted others to look up to him, he took the road into becoming a preacher. In becoming a preacher, he created a cult called

As they were boarding the plane Men with guns approached them and killed Leo and four members of his delegation. That same morning after the shooting Jim Jones ordered his followers to ingest poisoned punch. Jim had all the children ingest the poison first as a way to the parents'' voluntarily ingest it themselves that made them believe there was no purpose In them living anymore, so it made a the parents decision easier on digesting the poison. November 18, 1978 will always be known as the “Jones Massacre that killed 900 members of a cult run by Jim