Melville, Doug <br/><br/>
Invisible generals :  rediscovering family legacy, and a quest to honor America's first Black generals / 
Doug Melville. 
 - First Black Privilege Publishing/Atria Books hardcover edition. 
 - xxiii, 225 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (some color) ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index. 
<br/><br/>Three centuries, five generations -- Timeline -- Preface: a man on a mission -- Introduction: what's in a name? ; Part I: the invisible generals. Generational collateral -- Extraordinary just to be ordinary -- West Point's invisible alum -- Living life in a liminal space -- The pursuit of double victory -- Founding fathers -- Look forward, not down -- The million-dollar star -- Life after death -- Monumental -- The brand equity of fairness -- American -- Epilogue: inspire to greatness ; Part II: becoming a visible general. Strategies to seize your destiny. 
<br/><br/> "In Invisible Generals, Melville shares his quest to rediscover his family's story across five generations, from post-Civil War America to modern day Asia and Europe. In life, the Davises were denied the recognition and compensation they'd earned, but through his journey, Melville uncovers something greater: that dedication and self-sacrifice can move proverbial mountains--even in a world determined to make you invisible. Invisible Generals recounts the lives of a father and his son who always maintained their belief in the American dream. As the inheritor of their legacy, Melville retraces their steps, advocates for them to receive their long-overdue honors and unlocks the potential we all hold to retrieve powerful family stories lost to the past" --  A descendant of America's first two Black generals, who helped integrate the American military and created the Tuskegee Airmen, tells his family's story across five generations, from post-Civil War America to modern day Asia and Europe. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1668005131 9781668005132 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2023940772 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.,  1912-2002 <br/>Davis, Benjamin O., 1880-1970 <br/>Melville, Doug--Family.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Air Force --Biography.<br/>United States. Army --Biography
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African American generals--United States--Biography.<br/>Generals--United States--Biography
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biographies
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>U53 .D38  / M45 2023 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.0092/273  B