The best whiskey in the world was created by an enslaved person, Uncle Nearest. Jeffrey Wright discusses the origin of this Tennessee spirit with Karen Hunter.
Met Jeffrey Wright when I graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Great Guy, took the Time to Acknowledge us Young Actors at the Time, I was in Awe, especially after just watching him as Peoples", (Shaft) and on the Quantum of Solace. He was Very Gracious, and it is Great to see him Support The Truth that this Nation always HIDES . Respect.
George Washington Carver gifted Ford his original plans of "The Assembly Line" . So George Washington Carver is really the one who revolutionized American Industry.
Mr. Green was a true legend and pioneer. So glad his story(and whiskey) is getting out there properly these days. Cant help but wonder who else he may have influenced back in the day that we have yet to hear about? In any case, Uncle Nearest does well in my area, so when I'm lucky enough to stumble upon a bottle. I grab one up. Cheer, Uncle.
Love this story, but this history was neither hidden nor discovered by the NYT. This is part of the tour at Jack Daniel’s and photos of Uncle Nearest are in the visitor center. Would love to see a movie based on the friendship between young Jack Daniel and Uncle Nearest.
It’s funny……i grew up in the nashville area…. My family always drank Jack Daniels ……we never heard of this……but yes…..there was that old Jack Daniel photo we all saw with a black guy in it! The original farm that Fawn bought is in Shelbyville TN,…..which right outside of nashville….this is a beautiful history…..i am so proud of her & the fact that she has gotten the Green family involved in this! Next time i go home, i hope to visit the distillery!
Scienc and music which is science and math, often transcends racism! When you see or feel something magical you don’t have time to deal with where it comes from!
George Washington Caver told Ford I have a present for you. And that present was the assembly line - folks want to give Ford the adulation of modern manufacturing, but that idea came from Caver !!!
I feel like the point Is missed because only we care there need's to be respect paid not just a story or a new company named after Tennessee whiskey needs to do a promotion advertizement saying who did what...
U rt. &he talkin like he droppin knowledge but really he peggy backin. He nvr once stopped to say "go to ur local muesum! There's a whole world to be discovered. Enlighten ur mind..." Or w/e hashtag he coulda used to impress upon listen ears. im from da D & the Tyree Guyton project is free, more assesable to Detroiters, & culturally endearing than greenfield village.
6:20 Hosea 4 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Torah definition of; "Anti-Semitism" : feeling or showing hostility toward or discrimination against the descendants of Deut. 28:15-68 as a cultural, racial, or ethnic group. (Psalms 83) The punishment for Yhwh's people for disobedience is slavery, no new thing to know under the sun here!! Wake up Ever!! Your punishment is almost over!! Genesis 15 12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 1619 ~ 2019 (house-bill H.R.1242) Jacob's trouble ~ Jeremiah 30 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
@@chuckscott4661 Spoken by someone who has obvious not done the research to know what they are talking about! Proverbs 1 7 The reverence of YHWH is the beginning of KNOWLEDGE: *but fools despise wisdom and instruction.*
No research need be done to realize that the bible is not a credible source of information. One simply needs a sense of reason, critical thinking and a bit of honesty.
The generation of W.E.B Dubois should be revamped as they understood that Africa is their home. Just like the German Americans, African Americans can also use their American heritage to build up countries back in Africa. You do not need to live in it but other people need to know you have a stable home you can go to at any time.
We need immigrants who are enlightened. 70% of the educated Africans have left and that void need to be filled by people that love ours. Chinese are trooping in large numbers while you are giving us an arms length attitude. Every nation need immigrants that love it. You do not need to come here if you hate us. I would rather have a Chinese that love Africa than a hateful Black American come here.
@Derek Derek I am not talking about sick idiots like yourself! I am talking about people like Trevor Noah, Edris Alba, Barack Obama and those African Americans that do not have the same sickness of self-hate like you. Those who even though they are not from Africa have the same love for our people. Those that have realized that a strong Africa can speak for the Blacks everywhere just like no Chinese gets harrassed anyhow with a strong China. What is the difference between someone who says I am not black and someone who says I am not African? They are both suffering from Phobia of Black Africans. The sickness that has plagued the black people that Michael Jackson had to turn himself white and even had white people bear his children. So hiding behind a religion that is younger than Africa to deny your Africanness sounds silly to me, coz the police or KKK won't notice that.
@Derek Derek I am talking about people like Chiwetel Ejiofor who is British of Nigerian descent not idiots like you who are busy spewing garbage with nothing to contribute to society. He did 12 years a slave as told by another black man. Now he has made a movie from a true story of a boy in Malawi that harnessed the wind to save his village. We are not short of talented people and the ones telling this story are black people from Nigeria, the US, UK, Senegal, Uganda, and Malawi. While you are spreading hate and ignorance the boy in this film is working in the energy sector in North Carolina and he is contributing to energy solutions back in his native home of Malawi. It is these people I am speaking to not unemployed fools that shout obscenities at Africans in the streets in the name of Hebrew Israelite. th-cam.com/video/0KMRqA4gpxE/w-d-xo.html
@@ngobolamuyembe8029 I don't even think that guy's black some of these people are white trolls and then yes is true some of them are self-hating clowns who will sell their grandmother for acceptance from the white man
Bad choice of words from Jeff He was born in American which makes him American. Now whether or not he originated from Africa is debatable, because some "Black People" have ALWAYS been here.
And who taught nearest how to distill whiskey, white Europeans...Green was an employee of JD. That does not make him entitled to a portion of the company, profits or anything beyond the agreed upon wage between JD and green. JD had many master distillers just because Green was black doesn't make him special. He did not invent old number seven He was paid to distill it.
Jack Daniels company literally came out with a statement acknowledging uncle nearest for being the Godfather of Tennessee whiskey the man from whom Jack Daniels learned from. You can easily do some research and find this out yourself or you can stay ignorant.
If you were even to take tours at the old distillery from way back when they would tell you stories of how jack Daniels learned his trades from a slave. I believe they do still to this day. They may even have pictures of him and his family in the building.
You are right it does not even though I think JD company has helped his descendants out. I think there is some confusion with some people that think Nearest was a slave of JD which he was not. He was a slave when he first started mentoring JD but he was freed before he worked for JD.
Technically Hebrews ARE Africans for Yisrael Sprang out of CANAAN! Yisrael is in Africa although we are the Children of SHEM and the children of Ham and of Cush aren't our brothers but they are our cousins like it or not and mercy will be shown after they are properly chastised!
that is false.there were other distilleries before Jack Daniels.Mr green didn't invent whiskey.Kentucky had distilleries long before Mr.green and jack Daniels.
George Washington was the largest distillery during his days. Way before uncle nearest was born. George was also the largest marijuana grower of his time
Jeffrey Wright is an awesome actor and a historian as well. I admire him more now.
Love Jeffrey Wright since I first saw him in Shaft! An AWESOME Actor!!!🤗👏🏾❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Loved the video.....We love using Uncle Nearest on our channel! This history and overall whiskey is amazing. Highly recommend.
Since that first western I seen him play in I was hooked. I didn't even recognize him in Shaft.
@@lindaf6274have you seen the western he played in with the spiderman guy?
Underrated actor! Jeffery Wright and paul giamatti are my favorite slept on actors
Stephen White
How is he underrated?
Him and Don Cheadle. I believe it has something to do with their height which if true is sad.
J.W. Is VERY animated and he draws you into the conversation. You want to just keep listening to him talk.
Greenfield Village is a great place for children and adults to visit. So much history is there. Jeffrey Wright is right, no pun intended.
I bought a bottle of Uncle Nearest 1884 and wow is that stuff good. So very smooth and at 93 proof be sure to watch yourself.
Met Jeffrey Wright when I graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Great Guy, took the Time to Acknowledge us Young Actors at the Time, I was in Awe, especially after just watching him as Peoples", (Shaft) and on the Quantum of Solace. He was Very Gracious, and it is Great to see him Support The Truth that this Nation always HIDES . Respect.
I too love our Grand history. Thank you for tell a part it Jeffrey Wright.....
I could listen to both of you talk for hours!
So that's why I like to drink whiskey with my BARBECUE!!!
Make sense to me!!! Most of my black friends LOVE Jack Daniel's
Germans loved it too😝
George Washington Carver gifted Ford his original plans of "The Assembly Line" . So George Washington Carver is really the one who revolutionized American Industry.
Mr. Green was a true legend and pioneer. So glad his story(and whiskey) is getting out there properly these days. Cant help but wonder who else he may have influenced back in the day that we have yet to hear about? In any case, Uncle Nearest does well in my area, so when I'm lucky enough to stumble upon a bottle. I grab one up. Cheer, Uncle.
Just found out about Uncle nearest today they tried to hide his story
Cool Story... The Uncle Nearest Distillery is where my family's Horse training barn, for over 30yrs, use to be!
Thank you
Love this story, but this history was neither hidden nor discovered by the NYT. This is part of the tour at Jack Daniel’s and photos of Uncle Nearest are in the visitor center.
Would love to see a movie based on the friendship between young Jack Daniel and Uncle Nearest.
People that drink don't care nothing about the history and neither do people who don't. So yeah! It's hidden in a way😝🙏🏾
Creative mind! The mine is able to evolve and create when it doesn't have nothing to pull from. Making something out of nothing.
Deep
We call a well moving factory a PLANT because of GW Carver!
Awesome
The things you learn..🙏
Now ima Jeffery Wright fan💯
If you enjoy westerns check out the early western him and the spiderman guy played in. That's the movie that got me hooked on Jeffrey.🙏🏾
He also invented the mass production for Ford
Great actor
Lol 1:29 dude. Clearly she was more inspired than anyone else...
I new about nearest for over 40yrs and grew up in CT.
@Derek Derek sound like the pot calling the kettle black? (. ?) What a jackass.
It’s funny……i grew up in the nashville area…. My family always drank Jack Daniels ……we never heard of this……but yes…..there was that old Jack Daniel photo we all saw with a black guy in it! The original farm that Fawn bought is in Shelbyville TN,…..which right outside of nashville….this is a beautiful history…..i am so proud of her & the fact that she has gotten the Green family involved in this! Next time i go home, i hope to visit the distillery!
Uncle Nearest whiskey is good stuff
👍
Say no more Jeffrey, we will take it from here as far as promoting this product
If you go to Brazil, they give credit to the former slaves for food and music
Scienc and music which is science and math, often transcends racism! When you see or feel something magical you don’t have time to deal with where it comes from!
And the uncle nearest bourbon is awesome.
George Washington Caver told Ford I have a present for you. And that present was the assembly line - folks want to give Ford the adulation of modern manufacturing, but that idea came from Caver !!!
George Washington Carver invented agri- ngineering
I feel like the point Is missed because only we care there need's to be respect paid not just a story or a new company named after Tennessee whiskey needs to do a promotion advertizement saying who did what...
U rt. &he talkin like he droppin knowledge but really he peggy backin. He nvr once stopped to say "go to ur local muesum! There's a whole world to be discovered. Enlighten ur mind..." Or w/e hashtag he coulda used to impress upon listen ears. im from da D & the Tyree Guyton project is free, more assesable to Detroiters, & culturally endearing than greenfield village.
@@LOUDsigh sadden me goes to show we will never get recognition ever...
6:20 Hosea 4
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Torah definition of;
"Anti-Semitism" : feeling or showing hostility toward or discrimination against the descendants of Deut. 28:15-68 as a cultural, racial, or ethnic group. (Psalms 83)
The punishment for Yhwh's people for disobedience is slavery, no new thing to know under the sun here!! Wake up Ever!! Your punishment is almost over!!
Genesis 15
12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 1619 ~ 2019 (house-bill H.R.1242) Jacob's trouble ~ Jeremiah 30
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
All praises Ahk!
The bible is not a credible source of information.
@@chuckscott4661
Spoken by someone who has obvious not done the research to know what they are talking about!
Proverbs 1
7 The reverence of YHWH is the beginning of KNOWLEDGE: *but fools despise wisdom and instruction.*
No research need be done to realize that the bible is not a credible source of information.
One simply needs a sense of reason, critical thinking and a bit of honesty.
@@chuckscott4661
Proverbs 12
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes:
The generation of W.E.B Dubois should be revamped as they understood that Africa is their home. Just like the German Americans, African Americans can also use their American heritage to build up countries back in Africa. You do not need to live in it but other people need to know you have a stable home you can go to at any time.
We need immigrants who are enlightened. 70% of the educated Africans have left and that void need to be filled by people that love ours. Chinese are trooping in large numbers while you are giving us an arms length attitude. Every nation need immigrants that love it. You do not need to come here if you hate us. I would rather have a Chinese that love Africa than a hateful Black American come here.
@passius1 th-cam.com/video/ZX0fwkf6Ayg/w-d-xo.html
@Derek Derek I am not talking about sick idiots like yourself! I am talking about people like Trevor Noah, Edris Alba, Barack Obama and those African Americans that do not have the same sickness of self-hate like you. Those who even though they are not from Africa have the same love for our people.
Those that have realized that a strong Africa can speak for the Blacks everywhere just like no Chinese gets harrassed anyhow with a strong China.
What is the difference between someone who says I am not black and someone who says I am not African? They are both suffering from Phobia of Black Africans.
The sickness that has plagued the black people that Michael Jackson had to turn himself white and even had white people bear his children.
So hiding behind a religion that is younger than Africa to deny your Africanness sounds silly to me, coz the police or KKK won't notice that.
@Derek Derek I am talking about people like Chiwetel Ejiofor who is British of Nigerian descent not idiots like you who are busy spewing garbage with nothing to contribute to society. He did 12 years a slave as told by another black man.
Now he has made a movie from a true story of a boy in Malawi that harnessed the wind to save his village. We are not short of talented people and the ones telling this story are black people from Nigeria, the US, UK, Senegal, Uganda, and Malawi.
While you are spreading hate and ignorance the boy in this film is working in the energy sector in North Carolina and he is contributing to energy solutions back in his native home of Malawi.
It is these people I am speaking to not unemployed fools that shout obscenities at Africans in the streets in the name of Hebrew Israelite.
th-cam.com/video/0KMRqA4gpxE/w-d-xo.html
@@ngobolamuyembe8029 I don't even think that guy's black some of these people are white trolls and then yes is true some of them are self-hating clowns who will sell their grandmother for acceptance from the white man
Not sure if this is good. JD has embraced Nearest.
...Man*..correction.
He Was African Not Slave Mr. Wright. Give the his Native roots. A slave was bought.
Ex Bad he was correct the most of the slaves were not african but israelites and real Africans will tell you this
Bad choice of words from Jeff
He was born in American which makes him American.
Now whether or not he originated from Africa is debatable, because some "Black People" have ALWAYS been here.
Great story but the whiskey is just ok. I'm drinking some now. Jim beam double oak is better.
And who taught nearest how to distill whiskey, white Europeans...Green was an employee of JD. That does not make him entitled to a portion of the company, profits or anything beyond the agreed upon wage between JD and green. JD had many master distillers just because Green was black doesn't make him special. He did not invent old number seven He was paid to distill it.
Jack Daniels company literally came out with a statement acknowledging uncle nearest for being the Godfather of Tennessee whiskey the man from whom Jack Daniels learned from. You can easily do some research and find this out yourself or you can stay ignorant.
If you were even to take tours at the old distillery from way back when they would tell you stories of how jack Daniels learned his trades from a slave. I believe they do still to this day. They may even have pictures of him and his family in the building.
@@danielkwamou8290 But he was still an employee of JD.
You are right it does not even though I think JD company has helped his descendants out. I think there is some confusion with some people that think Nearest was a slave of JD which he was not. He was a slave when he first started mentoring JD but he was freed before he worked for JD.
Hebrew NOT African!!!!!!.......
Technically Hebrews ARE Africans for Yisrael Sprang out of CANAAN! Yisrael is in Africa although we are the Children of SHEM and the children of Ham and of Cush aren't our brothers but they are our cousins like it or not and mercy will be shown after they are properly chastised!
The Bible is not a credible source of information.
that is false.there were other distilleries before Jack Daniels.Mr green didn't invent whiskey.Kentucky had distilleries long before Mr.green and jack Daniels.
What's false ? He didn't say Mr. Green invented whiskey, or that Jack Daniels was the first distillery.
He invented the filtration process with that particular charcoaled wood.
George Washington was the largest distillery during his days. Way before uncle nearest was born. George was also the largest marijuana grower of his time
I don't like this host... at all.