The Rise of the People's Temple

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"It was just like a relief to, honestly, be yourself. That's the attitude you got when you first came," she says. "I could be myself. I can be gay. Whatever nobody knows is judging me."

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.