Today is Super Bowl Sunday, and while MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry is thrilled, she also took a few moments to reflect on where the big game will be held. New Orleans' Superdome — with its troubling past as the place where many suffered during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina — hosts today's matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers.
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Watch Harris-Perry talk about the Superdome's history below.
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