Foreword, Preface, Chapter 1: The significance of the study, Chapter 2: The geography, ethnography and society of Northern Nigeria, Chapter 3: The arrival of Islam in West Africa, Chapter 4: The cultural power of Islam, Chapter 5: Jihad and imperialism, Chapter 6: The Sokoto Caliphate and theocratic government, Chapter 7: The religious basis of slavery in Islam, Chapter 8: The economic basis of slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate>Chapter 9: Treatment of slaves, Chapter 10: British colonial rule established in Northern Nigeria, Chapter 11: British colonial beliefs and assumptions about Africa, Chapter 12: Colonial policy towards the Nasara (Christian Missions), Chapter 13: Non-Muslim groups under colonial and native administrations, Chapter 14: British abolition of the slave trade in Northern Nigeria, Conclusion: Northern Nigeria today, Appendix A: Religious statistics in West Africa, Appendix B: Letter of agreement between individual missionaries and the government of Northern Nigeria, Appendix C: Resources, Sources.
