HIGHLY UNUSUAL & MYSTERIOUS: Why does a stained glass window on a 150 year old New England church depict Christ and His disciples as BLACK?

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

By MARK PRATT | ASSOCIATED PRESS

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.