Nearly 50 years after the massacre at Jonestown, the South American country of Guyana is considering opening up the site for tourism. Former Bay Area Congresswoman Jackie Speier, who was shot five times at the massacre, expresses her concern.
Monica MaddenNearly 50 years after the massacre at Jonestown, the South American country of Guyana is considering opening up the site for tourism.Nearly 50 years after the massacre at Jonestown, the South American country of Guyana is considering opening up the site for tourism.
In November 1978, more than 900 Americans followed religious leader Jim Jones to Guyana, where he promised a perfectly equal society."They had documents indicating there were guns being smuggled into that country," said former Bay Area congresswoman Jackie Speier in an archive piece.Many pressured to drink a cyanide concoction, and defectors were shot.FROM THE ARCHIVE: Rep. Jackie Speier talks about surviving the Jonestown massacre in 1978.
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