The House of Bondage, Or, Charlotte Brooks and Other Slaves

Download or read book The House of Bondage, Or, Charlotte Brooks and Other Slaves written by Octavia Victoria Rogers Albert and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Setting out to correct the inaccuracies of most previously written accounts of slavery, teacher and social activist Octavia Albert presents the personal narratives of former slaves, along with her own incisive commentary. Like many antebellum slave narratives, her early interviews depictcruel punishments, divided families, and the debilitating effects of unusually harsh labor. But as Albert came to see herself as a public advocate for social change, her focus shifted to the condition and progress of former slaves. The later interviews reflect her insistence that every Christianpersonally take some responsibility for slavery's legacies and lessons.