. >> george hibbert owned thousands of slaves.ned far fewer. >> and 48 pounds, almost 49. >> for two -- >> for two slaves. >> the 49 pounds is worth about $7,000 now. >> the pay the loan back to the bank of england. >> the black studies are collar and writer, the fact the british government used borrowed money to compensate the slave owners means that in a cruel twist the generation of immigrants who moved to britain from the caribbean ended up footing part of the bill. >> me, my grandmother and all the descendants chb paying back reparations to slave owners. >> through the taxes. >> through the taxes. usually pay to have freedom. >> the prosperity of many modern companies and families can be traced back to vefts made with those payments. the green king public chain is it'sn embarrassed into policemening funds to fight racism. the same goes for loids of london, one of the world's biggest insurance markets which made huge profit from the slave trade. >> they're so deeply rooted in slavery, one of their businesses was to edge sure s

some were wealthy pillars of society, like george hibbert, paid about 40,000 pounds then, about $6 millionwned far fewer. >> her is 48 pounds, almost 49, for two enslaved people. >> reporter: the 49 pounds is worth about $7,000 now. >> the government only actually paid the loan back to the bank of england in 2015. >> reporter: the black study and scholar kehundi andrews says the fact that the government compen compensatd the slave owners means in a cool twist, the generation of immigrants who moved to britain from the caribbean, ended up footing part of the bill. >> me and my grandmother hae actually been paying reparations for slaves to slave owners. we literally paid for our freedom. >> reporter: the prosperity of many modern british companies and families can be traced back to original investments made with those payments. the green king pub chain is just one example. it has now been embarrassed into pledging funds to fight racism. the same goes for lloyd's of london, one of the world's biggest insurance markets, who made huge profits from slavery. >> its business model was ensuring sla