Passage A: A contested monument can remain in place if museums, schools, and public signage explain the circumstances of its creation and the voices it excluded. Removal may erase evidence of how a community once represented power. Contextualization can turn an object of honor into an object of inquiry. Passage B: Added interpretation cannot always overcome the civic act performed by prominent display. A monument in a seat of honor continues to confer status even when a nearby plaque criticizes it. In some cases, moving the object to a museum preserves evidence while ending official commemoration; the new setting becomes part of the interpretation.