 On the day of the flood was my Saturday to work at the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University. The prediction was that it was going to be bad. The city's archives were in the basement, and I knew if water came, we would have floods. Being an archivist, I was conflicted. I was thinking about the people, but I was also thinking about the records. This is what's in my mind. I said, Lord, help me to stay focused. Just pray for the people. But these records are all in my mind as well.