Yes, he had a cult following among the poor and desperate blacks of San Francisco. This was of course encouraged by the Dem politicians, who were stepping all over each other to get their pictures taken with him and some token black person.
I lived in San Francisco during this and I was not in the least surprised when the Jonestown massacre happened.
And the news at the time told us it was a “cult”....excusing the fact that they were MarxistS and applauded by the USSR.
Wow! Good instincts