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August 20, 2026: True surrender takes some time
Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Description
There’s a nearly year-and-a-half difference between the date we learned in history class and the day President Andrew Johnson declared the Civil War over. And Tennessee’s most prominent figures had end dates of their own. Plus the local news for August 20, 2026 and more from WPLN and ProPublica’s latest investigation into youth detention facilities in Tennessee.
Credits:
This is a production of Nashville Public Radio
Host/producer: Nina Cardona
Editor: LaTonya Turner
Additional support: Mack Linebaugh, Tony Gonzalez, Megan Jones and the staff of WPLN and WNXP