THE HANDS OF THE

BLACKS

An excerpt from “ We Killed Mangy-Dog”

by Luis Bernardo Honwana
KNOWING AFRICAN LITERATURE

Africa, named so by Romans, is a continent of

great variety and contrast in land, climate,
languages, peoples, and cultures, but well into
the 19th Century, it was known to the Western
World as Darkest Africa.
Africa has been started to explore and
colonization by the Europeans in the 15th
Century.
KNOWING AFRICAN LITERATURE

It almost completed by the 19th Century, so that

by 1900, the continent was almost completely
divided up among the European colonial
powers.
In the mid-20th Century, Africa had been seen
the rapid rise of nationalism.
The old tribal structure gave way to the national
states and many villagers became townsfolk.
KNOWING AFRICAN LITERATURE

The early writings were focused on tribe, nature,

and the gods
Later, with the coming of the white man, many
writers extolled the Christian way of life and
virtues brought by the preaching of the
missionaries who controlled the printing press.
Recently, the literature of protest has for its
theme cultural emancipation.
Guide Questions :

What are the attributes of the Africans

according to the video presentation?
How does the Black Africans create an
impact to change the society?
Why do you think the palms of the Black
(Africans) is different from the color of their
body?
THE HANDS OF THE BLACK
CHARACTERS :
 Teacher
 Senhor Frias
 Senhor Antunes
 Father Cristiano
 Dona Dores
 Dona Estefania
 Narrator
 Narrator’s Mother
 The son
PROCESS QUESTIONS:
1. Who answered why the black’s hands
are lighter than the rest of their bodies?
2. Why do you think each of them gave
such an explanation?

Summarize your answer using the table.