Octavia Victoria Rogers Albert, a 19th century author and religious leader, was born in December 25, 1853 in Oglethorpe, Georgia into slavery.  She draws inspiration from that experience for her book The House of Bondage which was published after her death by her husband and daughter in 1890.  In 1870, Octavia enrolled in the Atlanta University.  Three years later she began teaching in Montezuma, Georgia.  There she met A.E.P. Albert and the two married in 1874.  They had one daughter named Laura T. Albert. Octavia Albert always had a strong religious faith.  In Oglethorpe, she attended the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, which was under the ministry of former Congressman and prominent political activist Bishop Henry M. Turner. There she decided to devote her life to the church and her faith.   In 1877, A.E.P. Albert was ordained as a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church.  When he was ordained, she converted to Methodism and was baptized by him in 1888 after the family had moved to Houma, Louisiana.  It was not common practice to take a professional position because of her husband’s standing and for the first time in her adult life, Octavia Albert became a full-time housewife, mother. In … Continue reading Octavia Victoria Rogers Albert (1853-1890)