The Exciting Journey of My Grandmother

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"It was just really to go just to be with my friends because I was missing my friends," she says. "Most of the black mothers that went over there were strong, of course, strong women." She describes her mother as being elated at getting a job in Jonestown's daycare center. 'I can raise my child in a decent environment'

A sonic memorial to the Black women of the Peoples Temple. Produced and reported by Babette Thomas. Edited by Liza Yeager and Mitchell Johnson, with editorial oversight from Daniel Denvir and Alex Lewis. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/thedig. Subscribe to The Dig Presents to find all of our documentary stories on one feed.