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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...
A 145-year-old stained-glass window showing a dark-skinned Jesus has been rediscovered in Rhode Island, raising questions about religion and race.
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 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. The window installed at the long-closed St. Mark’s […]
Experts are trying to determine the motivations of the artist, the church and the woman who commissioned the window in memory of her 2 aunts, both of whom married into families that had been involved in the Rhode Island slave trade.
Experts are trying to determine the motivations of the artist, the church and the woman who commissioned the window in memory of her 2 aunts, both of whom married into families that had been involved in the Rhode Island slave trade.