Doug Melville

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About The Author

Doug Melville is a leading voice in exposing hidden history, his work sitting at the intersection of culture, marketing, and reputation. He is currently a Forbes contributor and host of the weekly podcast DM Me with Doug Melville on the iHeart/Black Effect Network. His work has been featured across hundreds of outlets, including The New York Times, CNN, The Daily Show, and CBS This Morning. He has lectured at Stanford, Georgetown, and Harvard. His is the author of Invisible Generals and Invisible Senators. Find out more at DougMelville.com.

Books by Doug Melville

Invisible Senators

The Hidden Legacy of America's First Black Senators and the Birth of Multiracial Democracy

By Doug Melville
From the author of the acclaimed Invisible Generals comes the unsung history of the first Black US senators—two men who overcame fierce resistance to help America forge a multiracial democracy.
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Invisible Generals

Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals

By Doug Melville
This amazing true story of America’s first Black generals, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Jr., a father and son who helped integrate the American military and created the Tuskegee Airmen, is “the book Black America needs in this moment” (Eboni K. Williams, lawyer and cohost of State of the Cultu...
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