Fawn Weaver's Quest: Reviving The Legacy of America’s First Black Distiller ✨ | SWAY’S UNIVERSE

[@gelila.so.prophetic]

This is why i love researching African & African Am History...the truth always come to light

[@nayafreesbaum4002]

I love this lady's energy and Burns. He's like her wingman.

[@kereemdavis7576]

SWAY, you are DEFINITELY in my top 5 shows of ALL TIME!!!! Your moral compass and integrity are UNMATCHED!!! We lost Graig Mack @ 46!!! I had a life changing heart attack @ age 46 on January7th!! LIFE IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY!! Peace and love people 🙏

[@tiger4sho23]

Fawn Weaver is a very beautiful woman that reeks positive vibes along with Mr Kenny Burns personality. To hear the history and story of how it all came together, is not only inspirational but it sets a fire down within to 1) support the movement of the brand and 2) it sparks some get up within to strive towards black excellence to create my own legacy for my family and others. Great interview and awareness of a story never told!

[@jermeydumas6538]

My Granny was born in Lincoln County Fayetteville Tennessee. ❤ And me and my Lady went to the Uncle Nearest Distillery in Shelbyville TN about 3 weeks ago

[@GailBecker-MSED-CM-Author]

I teach this as part of my Black History curriculum, but it was not public knowledge before this woman was bold enough to disclose it. Black elders I interview as primary sources for my lesson plans always say "Now, honey I don't want my name all over the news and I don't want them people on my property. So, keep my name out of it." However, this woman Fawn Weaver went further and beyond basic research to make this story public! I saw the work she did on this story! I discovered Nathan "Nearest" Green after my aunt and I decided to trace our maternal side whose surname is "Green." My grandmother's maiden name was Green. She had a brother named Eddie who was named after their father who was named Eddie and their grandfather who was named Eddie. There was also a Charlie Green in their family too. Nearest Green had immediate relatives named Eddie and Charlie Green, but we are not sure whether they are the same Eddie and Charlie Green. We realize that just because people have the same names it doesn't mean they are related. I am excited that my research led to Fawn Weaver's research and heroism.

[@jamesconley7535]

Fawn thank you for all the hard and intense research you have done on this African & African History this is a great true story! we love it we as black people can't be denied there is black history to be told all over the world all you have to do is look.

[@liqquasippa28]

This was a great interview. I love his story and I strongly agree that it needs to be told to as many people as possible. For so long, black people have been denied our history and many people tend to forget that black history IS American History. Stories like this help teach folks that black excellence existed even during the era of slavery.

[@frederickreese9515]

Make a movie please!

[@patrickjones7434]

Frederick Reese like the one about Karl brashear the navy diver and

[@AddixxTM]

Amazing Story. Thanks for the interview

[@SpiritLedServant]

INCREDIBLE HISTORY FROM BEGINNING TO END

[@djvell01]

Just did the tour of the Uncle Nearest distillery today it was awesome and beautiful I encourage everyone to see it and support it

[@HighahSeekah]

Thank you!

[@murielroyal156]

Wonderful history lesson I learned about him in a black history class but not in this capacity.

[@charlenewalker7891]

great interview

[@gtjohns220]

If you love unsung Black Heroes check out the story of the Black Count Alex Dumas. The adventures of the 3 Musketeers and the Count of Monte Cristo are based on his life and were written by his son French Author Alexander Dumas.

[@sherithabrown140]

Lynchburg wow sounds like a lot of Pain and suffering went on there...

[@mickyamenasa588]

Sways Universe : thanks so much for you beatiful interview concentrate in this beauty history. that we dint known. respect for Nearest Green.

[@darlenebacon4536]

Wonderful story!

[@gakahuR]

Very profound history. Thanks for the research.

[@grittin55]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!

[@kinyounwarren2211]

she is beautiful

[@torreythompson4551]

She fine as hell

[@jaydiddat2127]

With a personality to match

[@patrickjones7434]

They should make a film about Madam Cj walker and beret a morgen

[@patrickjones7434]

Make a film like the one about the Karl brashear navy diver

[@rhondag8684]

Sound like more Black Wall Street to me!!!!! Ase' Ancestors!

[@marcep1078]

This helps build a case for reparations... #ados

[@matt1980]

this would be a very interesting movie

[@Oregonsistah]

Oh yeah Heather! She was the bartender at Melba's and if was phenomenal.

[@charlenewalker7891]

SWAY PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE OCHESTRATE THE MOVIE, KENNY anybody out there; that knows somebody...I can see DENZEL DOING the role or lil KEVIN (HART)....loi...LOVE YOU FAM...

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

I LUV my little SiStar Fawn and all that she's achieved. I'm truly inspired. I have point out a major distinction between Jack and Uncle Nearest more significant than their class, caste and "colour" is Jack was a white man who was not ENslaved. Jack had his freedom and rights in spite of his class/caste and poverty... Baba Uncle Nearest was not free and had no rights in spite of how close he was to Jack Daniel.

[@marlonhendry5954]

Dane Callaway have you checked out his black history information?

[@quintinbarnes1444]

I saw a picture of Mr Green and we look alike

[@darrylnelson6264]

I can't find a bottle of this anywhere.

[@GeronFletcher]

Darryl Nelson it’s gaining steam

[@MarcYoder1]

This is a great story, but it’s certainly not untold. Her research “uncovered” something that’s literally covered on the public tour. There are pictures of Nearest and story in the visitors center. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@joanclayton5212]

How does she know this information? Because this sounds like a glorified biography of Jack Daniels by the Jack Daniels' marketing department. Instead of Nearest being the main hero of this narrative, we hear a glorious tale of how Jack Daniels is a mere teen who manages to overcome all obstacles of poverty and create this empire. Nearest is almost a footnote.She emphasizes over and over how he was a slave. We want to know how Nearest created his empire.

[@morganreid7096]

Jack Daniels distillery never wrote the book a independent writer named Ben green who interviewed the family’s wrote the book don’t try to divide people when we have this unique and beautiful story

[@samsneadd]

Jack and nearest oldest living relatives helped her. They go more into in othet interviews that I have seen in yt.

[@joanclayton5212]

Neatest was a "rented slave" but the white boy was a "chore boy". yeah right.....

[@wilson9575]

"Chore boy" Since he wasn't a adult he did odd jobs/chores on the property. "Rented slave" why pay a white distiller 1,000 per week , when you can have a slave do the same job for cheap or damn near free. Its not hard to figure out but difficult for you and others to "accept".

[@samsneadd]

There are pther interviews on yt that go more onto debt. Jack and nearest oldest.living relatives helped her.