Octavia Rogers Albert
Octavia Rogers Albert | |
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| Born | Octavia Victoria Rogers December 24, 1853 Oglethorpe, Georgia |
| Died | August 19, 1889 (aged 35) |
| Occupation | Author and biographer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Biography |
| Notable works | The House of Bondage, or Charlotte Brooks and Other Slaves (1890) |
| Spouse | Aristide Elphonso Peter Albert (m. 1874) |
| Children | 1 |
Octavia Rogers Albert (December 24, 1853 – August 19, 1889) was an African-American author and biographer. She documented slavery in the United States through a collection of interviews with formerly enslaved people in her book The House of Bondage, or Charlotte Brooks and Other Slaves, which was posthumously published in 1890.