When the Portuguese Took Tangier — The Enslavement of Black Moroccans In 1471, Portugal advanced deeper into Morocco and seized Tangier. The city was defended by Black Moors, the African people of the Maghreb whose presence stretched across Morocco, Mauritania, and the Sahara. Portuguese chronicles themselves record how, after the fall of Tangier, Black Moroccan captives were bound, transported across the sea, and sold into slavery. This moment is part of the early machinery of the Atlantic slav
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When the Portuguese Took Tangier — The Enslavement of Black Moroccans In 1471, Portugal advanced deeper into Morocco and seized Tangier. The city was defended by Black Moors, the African people of the Maghreb whose presence stretched across Morocco, Mauritania, and the Sahara. Portuguese chronicles themselves record how, after the fall of Tangier, Black Moroccan captives were bound, transported across the sea, and sold into slavery. This moment is part of the early machinery of the Atlantic slav
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