JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/slick-carousel/1.4.0/slick.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/slick-carousel/1.4.0/slick.min.css">
<div class="slideshow">
  <div class="slide-placeholder"><p>Slide 1</p></div>
  <div class="slide-placeholder"><p>Slide 2</p></div>
  <div class="slide-placeholder"><p>Slide 3</p></div>
  <div class="slide-placeholder"><p>Slide 4</p></div>
</div>

CSS

.slide-placeholder {
  height: 250px;
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
  background: #ccc;
}

.slide-placeholder:nth-child(2n) {
  background: #bbb;
}

.slide-placeholder p {
  font-size: xx-large;
  margin: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

JavaScript

$('.slideshow').slick({
    slide: '.slide-placeholder',
    autoplay: true,
    dots: true,
    dotsClass: 'custom_paging',
    customPaging: function (slider, i) {
        //FYI just have a look at the object to find aviable information
        //press f12 to access the console
        //you could also debug or look in the source
        console.log(slider);
        return (i + 1) + '/' + slider.slideCount;
    }
});