Press
“After thousands of hours spent researching the topic, Weaver announced this week the launch of the Nearest Green Foundation, an organization dedicated to honoring Green’s involvement in the Tennessee whiskey industry.”
Pride Publishing Group
by Cass Teague. February 22, 2018
Black History Month: The Black Man behind Jack Daniel’s
Tennessean
February 2018
How best-selling author altered the Jack Daniel’s story
CBS This Morning
November 28, 2017
The lost story of Nearest Green, the slave who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey
National Public Radio, All Things Considered
September 3, 2017
Nearest Green, The Man Who Taught Jack Daniels About Whiskey
Daily Mail
by Anna Hopkins. August 29, 2017
The New York Times
by Clay Risen. August 15, 2017
When Jack Daniel’s Failed to Honor a Slave, an Author Rewrote History
The Times of London
by Will Pavia. August 17, 2017
Jack Daniel’s debt to a former slave
Black Enterprise
by Selena Hill. July 28, 2017
The Slave Behind Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Recipe to Receive New Honor
News Channel 5
by Jesse Knutson. July 26, 2017
Unearthing The Story Of Nearest Green, Jack Daniel’s Mentor
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
by Najja Parker. July 26, 2917
Organization to honor slave who taught Jack Daniel to make whiskey
Atlanta Black Star
by Tanasia Kenney. July 24, 2017
Enslaved Man Who Taught Jack Daniel How to Make Whiskey Gets New Recognition
USA Today
by Lizzy Alfs. July 21, 2017
Ex-slave who trained Jack Daniel gets new recognition
Tennessean
by Lizzy Alfs. July 20, 2017
Ex-slave who trained Jack Daniel gets new recognition
Newser
by Michael Harthorne. July 21, 2017
It’s Time to Recognize the Slave Behind Jack Daniel’s
WSMV.com
by The Associated Press. July 20, 2017
Foundation to honor ex-slave who aided Jack Daniel’s history
Spring Hill
by David Walsh. July 19, 2017
Ex-slave who taught Jack Daniel his craft inspires whiskey, foundation
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