The Jonestown Massacre in Black and White
Review The Jonestown Massacre in Black and White A flawed book tries to put race and politics back into a pan-American tragedy. July 24, 2026, 2:30 PM Palmer-James-foreign-policy-columnist20 James Palmer By James Palmer, a deputy editor at Foreign Policy. Jim Jones (center), leader of the Peoples Temple cult, and some of his followers are seen in an undated photograph found in an album in Jonestown, Guyana.
- ▪Review The Jonestown Massacre in Black and White A flawed book tries to put race and politics back into a pan-American tragedy.
- ▪July 24, 2026, 2:30 PM Palmer-James-foreign-policy-columnist20 James Palmer By James Palmer, a deputy editor at Foreign Policy.
- ▪Jim Jones (center), leader of the Peoples Temple cult, and some of his followers are seen in an undated photograph found in an album in Jonestown, Guyana.
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| Canonical URL | https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/24/jonestown-massacre-guyana-naipaul-racism/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:30:11 +0000 |
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Review The Jonestown Massacre in Black and White A flawed book tries to put race and politics back into a pan-American tragedy. July 24, 2026, 2:30 PM Palmer-James-foreign-policy-columnist20 James Palmer By James Palmer, a deputy editor at Foreign Policy. Jim Jones (center), leader of the Peoples Temple cult, and some of his followers are seen in an undated photograph found in an album in Jonestown, Guyana. Jim Jones (center), leader of the Peoples Temple cult, and some of his followers are seen in an undated photograph found in an album in Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978. Bettmann Archive/via Getty Images James Palmer Between 1945 and 2001, there was no greater U.S. disaster than Jonestown. On Nov.
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