Do you want to know how Afro-Antiguans and Barbudans lived in the nineteen forties, fifties, and sixties? Do you wish to relate it to a younger person or find out for yourself? This is the book for you. The cultural, social, and economic lifestyle of the underprivileged class in the twin island state of the Caribbean gems is recorded in A Backward Glance . It contains oral traditions passed down to a young girl by her grandfather, whose parents lived in the late nineteenth century. Affected by the remnants of slavery, blacks stood at the base of the societal ladder. Were they going to always remain there? Read and discover!