David B. Allison is a member of the Arts & History team at the City and County of Broomfield. He is the author of Living History: Effective Costumed Interpretation and Enactment at Museums and Historic Sites (2016) and has worked in museums for almost 20 years. Getting his start in museums at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, and with a nine-year tenure at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Allison seeks to connect with people to illuminate important stories.
It's exciting to imagine the possible audiences and uses for this very readable book. With its multiple perspectives; local, national, and international scope; and blend of primary and secondary sources, it might interest students, instructors, practitioners, scholars, members of the general public, or politicians. The authors address this timely topic with historical knowledge and an understanding of reparative justice, explaining how monuments have often contributed to systemic racism and how they can be removed, replaced, or contextualized without erasing difficult histories.