The act of slavery is clearly the answer you are looking for.
If you meant, what part like the southern route or the fishing trade, it would be the middle passage.
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The most inhuman aspect of the triangular trade was the capture and transport of African slaves under brutal conditions to the Americas, where they were treated as property and subjected to extreme exploitation and abuse.
the middle passage
The ship's owners made the most profit.
The middle passage was the most inhumane part of the triangular trade, where enslaved Africans were transported from Africa to the Americas in inhumane conditions. They were packed tightly into ships, with many dying from disease, malnutrition, and poor treatment during the long and treacherous journey.
The African populations most significantly impacted by the transatlantic slave trade were mainly from West and Central Africa. Within these regions, various ethnic groups such as the Yoruba, Igbo, Ashanti, and Kongo faced extensive losses in their populations due to the brutalities of the slave trade.
The African diaspora began with the transatlantic slave trade, where millions of Africans were forcibly taken from their homelands and transported to the Americas to be enslaved. This mass movement of people spread African culture, traditions, and heritage across the world.