The document discusses the hands of black Africans and their importance in Mozambican society. It describes how the hands of blacks were seen as having magical and spiritual powers by some. It also notes that blacks in rural Mozambique experienced discrimination and racial prejudice from some white landowners despite their important agricultural work with their hands. Their hands symbolized their labor and importance to the economy but also the racism they occasionally faced.

1. The Hands of the Blacks
Luis Bernardo Honwana

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Senhor Antunes
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Senhor Frias
Doña Estifania
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