Pt. 1. Nations transporting slaves from Africa, 1501-1867 -- Pt. 2. Ports outfitting voyages in the transatlantic slave trade -- Pt. 3. The African coastal origins of slaves and the links between Africa and the Atlantic world -- Pt. 4. The experience of the middle passage -- Pt. 5. The destination of slaves in the Americas and their links with the Atlantic world -- Pt. 6. Abolition and suppression of the transatlantic slave trade.