▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Australian ▁federal ▁by - e lections ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁elections ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : S outh ▁Australian ▁federal ▁by - e lections <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁A . ▁Philip ▁Rand olph ▁Institute ▁( AP RI ) ▁is ▁an ▁organization ▁for ▁African - American ▁trade ▁union ists . ▁AP RI ▁advoc ates ▁social , ▁labor , ▁and ▁economic ▁change ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁level , ▁using ▁legal ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁means . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Children ' s ▁Cr us ade ▁and ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁V oting ▁Rights ▁Act , ▁A . ▁Philip ▁Rand olph , ▁former ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Bro ther hood ▁of ▁S leep ing ▁Car ▁Por ters , ▁an ▁early ▁black ▁trade ▁union , ▁and ▁Bay ard ▁R ust in , ▁founded ▁the ▁AP RI ▁to ▁for ge ▁an ▁al liance ▁between ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁and ▁the ▁labor ▁movement . ▁These ▁efforts ▁got ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁master ▁list ▁of ▁N ixon ▁political ▁oppon ents . ▁Bay ard ▁R ust in ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁company , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 - 1 9 7 9 . ▁After ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁co - ch air ▁for ▁the ▁company . ▁▁ ▁AP RI ▁describes ▁its ▁mission ▁as ▁a ▁fight ▁for ▁ra cial ▁equality ▁and ▁economic ▁justice . ▁It ▁works