Origins of the American slave system
The establishment of African slavery in Latin America in the 16th century
Sugar and slavery in the Caribbean in the 17th and 18th centuries
Slavery in Portuguese and Spanish America in the 18th century
Slavery and the plantation economy in the Caribbean in the 19th century
Slavery and the plantation economy in Brazil and the Guyanas in the 19th century
Life, death, and the family in Afro-American slave societies
Creation of a slave community and Afro-American culture
Slave resistance and rebellion
Freedmen in a slave society
Transition from slavery to freedom.