Stained-glass window stirs questions about race in New England

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 Island's role in the slave trade and the place of women in 19th-century New England society.

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