"When You Don't Have a History, You Create It."

I don’t recall seeing this 2004 journal entry at the Voices of Civil Rights website, but better late than never, because it’s definitely worth a read.

'When You Don't Have a History, You Create It', by Joe Nick Patoski (Oct. 1; New Albany, IN).

One of the most rewarding aspects of riding on the Voices of Civil Rights bus is the sense of discovery that awaits us each and every day. Take today’s stop, New Albany, Indiana. No one on the bus, not even Vern Smith, our walking, talking civil rights encyclopedia, had a take on New Albany. Nor did any of the reference books on board mention this bucolic town of 40,000 just across the mighty Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky.