The History Channel is currently featuring a rather fascinating series, How The States Got Their Shapes — and a recent episode covered the return of the District’s ten miles square to Virginia, or how “George Washington’s perfect diamond was torn apart.” The show also goes on to shine a light on the District’s battle for voting rights. (Thanks for dropping some knowledge on the masses, History Channel!) You can watch C.R. Gibbs, historian of the African Diaspora, and D.C. Shadow Representative Mike Panetta — shown practicing for his Olympic-hopeful curling team — talk about the District’s borders and voting rights in the above clip.