Melville’s book, INVISIBLE GENERALS: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America’s First Black Generals (Atria/Black Privilege Publishing; Hardcover; On Sale: Nov. 7), is a story of legacy, inheritance, and hidden American military history. Melville celebrates the everyday heroes behind the scenes, reminding readers to understand their own ancestors’ victories to broaden their vision of what is possible. The book recounts the lives of a father and his son who always maintained their belief in the American dream.