Drawn Into Hell by Don Vandlandingham, Sr. investigates what happened on June 21, 1964, when three young men were murdered in a small town in Mississippi by the Ku Klux Klan. Their crime; helping black people register to vote for the first time in the Jim Crow era of American history. The case became known as the Mississippi Burning case that monopolized the evening news for weeks in American homes across the nation. This is but one of the dozens of major crimes and atrocities perpetrated by the Ku Klux Klan and offshoot groups on slaves and black citizens since the history of the United States began, most of which have been buried and hidden from history.

Drawn Into Hell by Don Vandlandingham, Sr. is both a fascinating and horrifyingly true story of a single event among thousands based upon racial division and hatred that has dominated the history of the United States since before the Declaration of Independence and the adoption of the Constitution. Unlike many non-fiction books that ultimately become bogged down and boring in the sheer quantity of facts, Vanlandingham has written this story in a fictional format that brings the events and the characters to life, and the reader is not only hooked on the historical aspects but also thoroughly entertained, eagerly turning the pages to learn what happens next.

Drawn Into Hell by Don Vanlandingham Sr is a true crime story about an American tragedy in 1964. To hold onto white dominance, people of color were kept from voting. A decision is made to send volunteers to Mississippi to help people of color register as voters. Three civil rights workers volunteer to go to Mississippi to assist with the registration. They go missing on their arrival on June 21, 1964. Everyone knows the Ku Klux Klan is responsible. Their disappearance starts the greatest manhunt in history which is known as MIBURN. Ben Hawkins is asked to interview people of color about any injustice done to them by the Ku Klux Klan. Ben wants to make a difference and his investigation reveals the Ku Klux Klan.

Drawn Into Hell is detailed and well-researched. Don Vanlandingham Sr. takes readers back in time with historical events, introducing us to the life of oppressed people of color because whites were not willing to coexist with them. It was heartbreaking to read what they had to endure; even the Ku Klux Klan members were not safe from each other. The storyline is detailed and engaging and I was intrigued from the start and had a hard time putting it down. It is beautifully written and packed with action, human cruelty, and politics. The characters are carefully recreated and match their parts in the story as historical events and characters are woven together. I enjoyed reading this book.