Yes, that's why black cats are still feared. Go figure how deeply embedded these things from the Inquisition are. We carry that in our cell memory and through ancestors.
Many people who live now have themselves been convicted in a previous life and thus killed in an unpleasant way.

The black cat goes back further than that though. Ancient Egyptians also worked with cats, and I believe mostly black ones, as did the Atlanteans before that in their temples. They were considered sacred and if memory serves ancient Egyptian even built temples in dedication of them.
Cats have specific powers, very intuitive, and in black ones this is stronger.
In witchcraft this is called 'familiar', a magickal helper, although it could be any animal. Another well known one was the frog or toad.

I've known for many years that cats are special. When I was younger and looking for my cat, I'd lay in the middle of the backyard and she would find me in a couple of minutes, and it was a big yard.