Thanksgiving Eve: Dust and Ashes

John Adams Thanksgiving Proclamation read, "I HAVE therefore thought fit to recommend that Wednesday the Ninth Day of May next be observed throughout the United States, as a day of Solemn Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer". Humiliation? What is humiliation and why is this a part of Thanksgiving? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices