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An edition of Dear people (2005)

Dear people

remembering Jonestown

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More than a quarter of a century after the fall of Peoples Temple, in which the world witnessed the devastating loss of over nine hundred lives - including those of Congressman Leo J. Ryan and several journalists - the tragedy of Jonestown continues to mystify. In a sensitive account that traces the rise and fall of the idealistic community movement that preceded the deaths at Jonestown, Denice Stephenson uses letters, oral histories, journal entries, and other original documents - many published here for the first time - to bring this inexplicable event into a very personal and human perspective.

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California Historical Society Press
Language
English
Pages
171

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Subjects

Sources, Jonestown Mass Suicide, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978, Peoples Temple, History

People

Jim Jones (1931-1978), Leo J. Ryan

Places

San Francisco (Calif.), Indianapolis (Ind.), Jonestown (Guyana)
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Table of Contents

Foreword
Page ix
Preface
Page xi
Martin Carter, from "I Come from the Nigger Yard"
Page xiii
"Last Words"
Page xv
J. Brown, mailgram to President Carter
Page xix
Part One. Editorials and Commentary in the Aftermath of Jonestown
Page 1
Part Two. Beginning in Indiana and Onward to California
Page 9
Marceline Jones, letter to Lynetta Jones
Page 10
Jim Jones, from "As a Man Thinketh, So He Is," in Herald of Faith
Page 11
Marceline Jones, from "Jim Jones as Seen through the Eyes of Those He Loved"
Page 12
Hyacinth Thrash, from "With Jim in Indianapolis," in The Onliest One Alive
Page 16
Stephan Jones, from "We All Made the Move"
Page 18
Jack Beam, "History of the Church in California"
Page 20
Hyacinth Thrash, from "Following Jim to California," in The Onliest One Alive
Page 22
Patricia Cartmell, from "No Haloes Please"
Page 23
Temple Reporter, "Chimp in the Valley"
Page 24
"Guide for the Hostess"
Page 26
Part Three. Seekers, Believers, and Gatherers
Page 31
Jim Jones, from "Who Are the Real Radicals?"
Page 32
Personal histories: Janice Wilsey, Christine Renee Lucientes, Henry Mercer, Carol Stahl, Cynthia Davis, Amanda Poindexter, Dick Tropp, Annie Moore, Shabaka Baker
Page 34
Marceline Jones, letter to Jim Jones
Page 58
Marceline Jones, holographicv will
Page 60
Jim Jones, from a sermon given in Redwood Valley
Page 60
Salute to Compatriot Don
Page 63
Vera Washington, "Reflections on Leaving the Temple"
Page 64
from the Gang of Eight letter to Jim Jones
Page 65
Jim Jones, from a sermon given in Philadelphia
Page 67
Part Four. On a Mission in Guyana, South America
Page 69
David Betts Jackson, "Settin' around Here Free This Morning"
Page 71
Deputy Chief of Mission John Blacken, memo to U.S. Secretary of State
Page 72
Maria Katsaris, letters from Guyana
Page 74
Jim Jones, from Jim's Commentary about Himself
Page 76
Marceline Jones, from a letter to Jim Jones
Page 79
Dick Tropp, from "Who are the People of Jonestown?"
Page 80
from "Instructions from JJ'
Page 82
from "Follow-up Notes from Peoples Rally"
Page 86
Self-Analyses and Self-Evaluations: Zipporah Edwards, Harriet S. Tropp, Christine Miller
Page 87
Guyana Chronicle, "Peoples Temple Show: A Success!"
Page 91
Concerned Relatives, "This Nightmare Is Taking Place Right Now"
Page 92
"Victims of Conspiracy"
Page 95
State Department Information Sheets
Page 97
Notes, Letters, and Memos:
Marceline Jones, from a memo to Jim Jones
Page 99
Eugene Chaiken, letter to Jim Jones
Page 99
Harriet S. Tropp, from "The Uglification of Jonestown"
Page 100
Lovie Jean Lucas, two notes
Page 101
Marceline Jones, letter to Jim Jones
Page 103
Eugene Chaiken, from "The USSR Possible Settlement Locations, Geography, and Climate"
Page 103
Carolyn Layton, from "Analysis of Future Prospects"
Page 105
Congressman Leo J. Ryan, letter to Jim Jones
Page 107
Jim Jones, from "Reading and Commentary of the News Today"
Page 108
Part Five: The Day of Departure and Death.
J. Evans, from Deposition, Peoples Temple v. Attorney General of California
Page 112
Richard A. Dwyer, from "Report on CODEL Ryan's Visit to Jonestown and Subsequent Murder"
Page 116
Jonestown community, November 18, 1978, transcript
Page 127
Part Six: A Community Lost.
Rebecca Moore, journal entries
Page 144
Hyacinth Thrash, from "End Times in Jonestown," in The Onliest One Alive
Page 148
James T. McIntyre, letter to Senator John Sparkman
Page 149
The Black Panther, "The Jonestown Coverup"
Page 151
J. Evans, from Deposition, Peoples Temple v. Attorney General of California
Page 152
Michael Carter, "Drinking the Kool-Aid"
Page 153
Tim Carter, from "The Big Grey"
Page 154
Melody Ermachild, "Jonestown: Frozen In Time"
Page 155
Peoples Temple Chronology
Page 163
Note on Graphics
Page 165
Sources
Page 167
About the Editor
Page 172

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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San Francisco, Calif
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Dewey Decimal Class
289.9
Library of Congress
BP605.P46 D44 2005

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Paperback
Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
171

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LCCN
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OCLC/WorldCat
57357518
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Goodreads
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