hiː sˈɜːvd æz ɐ kənsˈʌltənt tə ðə nˈæʃənəl ɐdvˈaɪzɚɹi kəmˈɪʃən ˌɔn sˈɪvəl dɪsˈoːɹdɚz ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ðə kˈɜːnɚ kəmˈɪʃən ænd dɹˈæftᵻd tʃˈæptɚ nˈaɪn ʌvðə kˈɜːnɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt.
He served as a consultant to the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (also known as the Kerner Commission) and drafted Chapter Nine of the Kerner Report.