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Peoples Temple

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Overall, the "People's Temple" Wikipedia page provides a good overview of the cult, written from a neutral point of view. However, there are a few areas where the content could be improved.The lead section is well-written, but could have delved more into the cult's doctrine, because this is what differentiates it from other groups. Additionally, the lead section does not include information on the article's major sections. One of the main gaps in the article is its failure to address the racial demographics of the group and how this reflected the doctrine. Black women were the foundation of the church, devoting a lot of their income to it, and they were also the largest demographic of people who died. The article should also place the People's Temple and Jonestown in the context of the civil rights movement, the Black Power movement, and Second Wave feminism. While the article is easy to read, it jumps around a bit. I think the part about San Francisco should follow the discussion on the Indiana formation. The page could also use more photos of the members. The sources are thorough and up to date. My last note is that it should discuss recent strategies to ‘rewrite’ the history of the cult (like the work being done with the ‘Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and the Peoples Temple) as this could also address some of the blindspots earlier in the article.