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WARREN, R.I. - 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 about race, Rhode Islands role in the slave trade and the place of …

The 3.7-metre tall, 1½-metre wide window depicts two biblical passages in which women, also painted with dark skin, appear as equals to Christ.

There are brave souls living among us who are overcoming obstacles, and reaching out to help the weak, suffering and abused.

By Mark Pratt | The Associated Press - 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 about race, Rhode Island’s role in the slave trade and the place of women in 19th century New England society.

One of the earliest public examples of Christ portrayed as a person of color was rediscovered recently in a renovated Rhode Island church. The stained glass window was commissioned in 1878 in memory of two women whose families had ties to the slave trade.

One of the earliest public examples of Christ portrayed as a person of color was rediscovered recently in a renovated Rhode Island church. The stained glass window was commissioned in 1878 in memory of two women whose families had ties to the slave trade.

WARREN, R.I. (AP) — A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women in New Testament...

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 depiction of Jesus Christ with dark skin on a 150-year-old stained glass window, installed in the St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Warren, has raised questions over race in the sociopolitical and academic circles.

A former New England church has a “unique and highly unusual” artifact, and the motivations behind it remain a mystery.