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A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women in New Testament scenes has stirred up questions.

A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women in New Testament scenes has stirred up questions.

The 12-foot tall, 5-foot wide window depicts two biblical passages in which women, also painted with dark skin, appear as equals to Christ.

A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women in New Testament scenes has stirred up questions.

Scholars think the window, commissioned in 1877, could be the first of its kind. "It should stand as a landmark in American culture," said art historian Virginia Raguin.

The 150-year-old work, discovered in a church in Rhode Island, is linked to wealthy White women with a complicated history.