13. Jim Jones Convinced His Members That The United States Killed People
The “white night” warning worked for Jones and the Peoples Temple because he convinced his members the United States put Africans and African Americans in concentration camps. Jones told them people walked up and down the streets with guns. When he yelled, “white night,” people were coming to their camp to take them away.
Jones convinced his members he protected them with this warning. Once everyone came to the middle of the camp, women brought out Kool-Aid in a cup. Everyone had to take a drink, or people forced them to drink it.