His main area of interest and expertise was in the field of civil liberties/civil rights, and he did the bulk of his writing while on the faculty of Dartmouth College.
Carr also served as the executive secretary of President Harry S. Truman's Committee on Civil Rights.
Carr was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Shaw High School.
[2] Carr served as the president of Oberlin College during a tumultuous period of student activism.
Despite these accomplishments, Carr clashed repeatedly with the students regarding issues related to the Vietnam War.