Melvin Patrick Ely (pronounced ['ili];[1] born 1952 in Richmond, Virginia) is an history professor and author in Virginia. He has written books about Amos 'n' Andy and Israel Hill.
Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War. Random House, Inc. 2005. ISBN978-0-679-76872-2.
The Adventures of Amos 'n' Andy: A Social History of an American Phenomenon. Free Press. 1992. ISBN978-0-02-909503-4.
Amotz Zahavi; Avishag Zahavi; Melvin Patrick Ely (1999). The Handicap Principle: a missing piece of Darwin's puzzle. Illustrator Amir Balaban. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-512914-4.
Amos 'n' Andy: lineage, life, and legacy, Princeton University, 1985
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^"Melvin Patrick Ely faculty page". College of William & Mary. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
"Interview with Bancroft Winner Melvin Patrick Ely", History News Network, 5-23-05
"Melvin Patrick Ely, 'Israel on the Appomattox'", Tavis Smiley Show, November 24, 2004
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