'Color Of Christ': A Story Of Race And Religion In America

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Black & white copy of Warner Sallman portrait of Jesus

What did Jesus look like? The many different depictions of Christ tell a story about race and religion in America. Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey explore that history in their new book, "The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America". The book traces how different races and ethnic groups claimed Christ as their own — and how depictions of Jesus have both inspired civil rights crusades, and been used to justify the violence of white supremacists. [link]