[1] In 1961, President John F. Kennedy named Glenn U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina.
[1] During his service as U.S. attorney and his later career in private practice, Glenn was recognized for his advocacy for and support of integration in South Carolina.
For example, Glenn used his position in law enforcement to lean on movie theater owners in Columbia to desegregate over the objection of local officials.
[5] I. S. Leevy Johnson, the first black graduate of USC Law, described Glenn as "a major advocate of integration in South Carolina in his capacity as a former U. S. Attorney, and in his private life.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy stayed overnight in Glenn's home when he made a controversial visit to South Carolina in April 1963 to advocate integration.