hiː ɹˈoʊt ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli ˌɔn sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts ænd ðə sˈaʊθ wˌaɪl sˈɜːvɪŋ æz ðə mˈænɪdʒɪŋ ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ænd, lˈeɪɾɚ, æz wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə nˈeɪʃən.
He wrote extensively on civil rights and the South while serving as the managing editor of The New Republic and, later, as Washington editor of The Nation.