I recently stumbled upon this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/quityourbullshit/comments/4ion56/video_game_designer_daniel_vávra_is_called_racist/

In it a video game designer defends their decision to not include any black people in their game.

He cites that he works with historical experts, but since he names no direct sources and I kind of doubt there were absolutely no black people in that region at that time, I thought the best bet would be to ask here.

By treated, I mean were they tolerated? Were they shunned? Were they seen as some sort of demon, similar to red haired people?

Important: I am not interested in the slaves that were used by the Moors or the Ottomans.

Thanks a lot.

EDIT: Just as a preemptive statement: I don't really agree with everything the developer said, but I am just really interested in that specific topic.