LIFEAmerican Girl doll brings history to life in DetroitAmerican Girl is releasing its latest historical BeForever doll on Aug. 20, 2016, in Detroit, five days before the national launch of Melody Ellison. The character is a 9-year-old Detroit girl who finds her voice in Motown sound and the civil rights movement.American GirlAmerican Girl released three books tied to its latest historical BeForever doll, Melody Ellison. The character is a 9-year-old Detroit girl who finds her voice in Motown sound and the civil rights movement. The books were written by Denise Lewis Patrick.American GirlFrom American Girl, the new doll, Melody Ellison, which is debuting in August 2016. Melody is a doll in the companyÕs Be Forever historical line, and her story is set in Detroit in the mid-1960s and is framed around Motown and the civil rights movement.American GirlAmerican Girl released three books tied to its latest historical BeForever doll, Melody Ellison. The character is a 9-year-old Detroit girl who finds her voice in Motown sound and the civil rights movement. The books were written by Denise Lewis Patrick.American GirlAmerican Girl is releasing its latest historical BeForever doll on Aug. 20, 2016, in Detroit, five days before the national launch of Melody Ellison. The character is a 9-year-old Detroit girl who finds her voice in Motown sound and the civil rights movement.American GirlAmerican Girl is releasing its latest historical BeForever doll on Aug. 20 in Detroit, five days before the national launch of Melody Ellison. The character is a 9-year-old Detroit girl who finds her voice in Motown sound and the civil rights movement.American GirlAmerican Girl is releasing its latest historical BeForever doll on Aug. 20, 2016, in Detroit, five days before the national launch of Melody Ellison. The character is a 9-year-old Detroit girl who finds her voice in Motown sound and the civil rights movement.American GirlAmerican Girl is releasing its latest historical BeForever doll on Aug. 20, 2016, in Detroit, five days before the national launch of Melody Ellison. The character is a 9-year-old Detroit girl who finds her voice in Motown sound and the civil rights movement.American Girl