In the film “Patrice Lumumba’s Story”, Patrice Lumumba quoted a Bantu proverb. The Bantu proverb was “The hand that gives, rules.” The circumstances that led to Lumumba invoking that dictum was when there was a massacre in Congo that broke out between the white and black civilians. The republic of Congo had recently gained its independence on June 30,1960. However, the Congolese people still disliked the fact that the white civilians were being treated more important than they were. The Congolese soldiers had demanded for promotions. But instead of listening to Lumumba, the soldiers revolted and held white soldiers and their wives captive. They even killed them as well. Soon white soldiers begin to revolt. Lumumba wanted peace. He even asked
