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Jonestown - Promises of Paradise

Jonestown - Promises of Paradise

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 Ava Grey examines the overlooked question at the heart of the Jonestown tragedy: why did thousands of intelligent, idealistic people join the Peoples Temple in the first place? This episode explores how Jim Jones's genuine early commitment to racial integration and social justice in 1950s and 1960s America created an authentically appealing community—and how those same bonds of belonging, purpose, and dignity became the very mechanisms of entrapment that made escape feel impossible.

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