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Denver choir hopes to preserve their history with 'spirituals'

Denver choir hopes to preserve their history with 'spirituals' In honor of Black History Month, CBS News met with a choir from Denver on a mission to preserve and revive a rich musical treasure. The historic songs they sing are called "spirituals," and they were created by enslaved African Americans to express virtue in the face of suffering. Janet Shamlian reports.

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