Witness to Jonestown- msnbc.com

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Hear from Jim Jones' son

In 1978, more than 900 Americans in a group called Peoples Temple, led by Rev. Jim Jones, were poisoned by cyanide-laced punch in Jonestown, Guyana.

Share your memories of Jonestown

Preview the MSNBC documentary, airing Friday, Nov. 21 at midnight ET, 9:00 p.m. PT

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Thirty years after, the legacy of Jonestown: Looking back at the mass suicide

Survivors speak

Three Peoples Temple members talk to NBC News not long after they escaped from Jonestown on the day of the massacre.

Producer's diary: Doing justice to Jonestown

Where did 'Drink the Kool-Aid' come from?

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