Because the Yongle emperor wanted to impress Ming power upon the world and show off China's resources and importance, he gave orders to build even larger ships than were necessary for the voyages.
March on Washington Movement. The March on Washington Movement (MOWM), 1941â1946, organized by activists A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin[1] as a tool to produce a mass march on Washington, D.C., was designed to pressure the U.S. government into desegregating the armed forces and providing fair working opportunities for African Americans.
Bet You Didn't Know: March on Washington. Find out how Martin Luther Kingâs âI Have a Dreamâ speech became an impromptu addition to the March on Washington. Introduction. On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.