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Rhode Island Stained Glass Window Depicting A Brown-Skinned Christ Raises Questions About Race

Created over 150 years ago, the window is believed to be one of the oldest depictions of Christ as a person of color in the country.

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Stained glass window shows Jesus Christ with dark skin, stirring questions about race in New England

Stained glass window shows Jesus Christ with dark skin, stirring questions about race in New England
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Black Jesus Christ depicted in 150-year-old stained-glass window that also shows women as equal

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.

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Stained glass window shows Jesus Christ with dark skin, stirring questions about race in New England

Stained glass window shows Jesus Christ with dark skin, stirring questions about race in New England
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Stained glass window shows Jesus Christ with dark skin, stirring questions about race in New England

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.

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