Recognizing the sacrifices of Black soldiers

There is a quite a story buried in an unmarked grave at Crystal Lake Cemetery in Minneapolis. It’s a story about freedom, civil rights, U.S. military service, and discovering your roots.   The man buried here is Sgt. John Wesley Harper, one of the first African-American soldiers with the U.S. Army.  He fought in the Civil War and then spent his career with a unit at Fort Snelling in Minnesota. Minneapolis native, Harry Davis, is John Wesley Harper’s great-great grandson.   When we walked the grounds of Fort Snelling with him, he mentioned the connection he felt with his past.  "It makes the history of my family real," says Harry.   "Because when you’re younger you hear stories, you don’t have nothing to apply it to," he adds.