Asilah 1471 — The Mass Enslavement of the Black Moors In 1471, the Portuguese army stormed the Moroccan city of Asilah. The population was overwhelmingly Black Moorish — African Moroccans with deep roots in the Maghreb and the Sahel. Portuguese chronicles record what followed: Entire families were chained. Adults were marched to the harbor. Ships carried them across the sea into slavery. This event became one of the largest mass enslavements of Black Moors in the 15th century — feeding the early