APRI is an Organization of Black Trade Unionists Fighting for Racial Equality and Economic Justice.

To A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, (APRl's co-founders), the fight for workers' rights and civil rights were inseparable. They founded the A. Philip Randolph Institute in 1965 to continue the struggle for social, political and economic justice for all working Americans.

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ABOUT APRI

A. Philip Randolh and Beyard Rustin on the cover of Life magazine

Mr.Randolph's Bio

Mr. Rustin's Bio

Our impact in numbers

109

Chapters

31

States

6

Constituency Groups

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MEDIA

March On Washington

Sixty years ago Clayola Brown was just 15 when she heard legendary radio host Georgie Woods talking about the upcoming March on Washington. She was living in Philadelphia at the time, but knew it would be special and had to go.

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"Tell ’em about the dream, Martin!"

Brown saved up babysitting money for the Greyhound bus ticket, snuck out of the house early the morning of Aug. 28, climbed a tree along the National Mall and listened in awe as Martin Luther King Jr. described his vision for the future.

A Life of Achievement

Working Tirelessly

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