The marriage between O.E. and Sarah Ruth was that as of night and day. ... Upon choosing the tattoo, Parker felt the piercing of Christ's "all demanding eyes. " For the first night ever, Parker wished he was with Sarah Ruth. ... In his article in The South Central Bulletin, Slattery notes that it is this very attitude that is "the central conflict between Parker and his wife." ...
Back in the mid 1800's, slavery was in full effect in the areas of the South. Slavery consisted of individuals that worked for so called slave masters who treated them not as human beings but as their personal property. Some say that the slaves basically were treated like animals. The slaves would...