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'''Carter Glass''' (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was a [[progressive]] [[segregation]]ist [[Democrat]] from [[Virginia]] who served as a United States senator and [[Secretary of the Treasury]] under President [[Woodrow Wilson]]. He was also a [[fiscal conservative]] who allied with [[Harry F. Byrd]] in opposing most of the [[New Deal]].

'''Carter Glass''' (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was a [[progressive]] [[segregation]]ist [[Democrat]] from [[Virginia]] who served as a United States senator and [[Secretary of the Treasury]] under President [[Woodrow Wilson]]. He was also a [[fiscal conservative]] who allied with [[Harry F. Byrd]] in opposing most of the [[New Deal]].  Senator Glass was the leading Democrat to oppose [[FDR]], and in particular blocked his [[court packing]] scheme.

Glass is mostly known for his role in addressing [[banking]] and the establishment of the [[Federal Reserve]].<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/carter-glass Glass, Carter]. ''encylopedia.com''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>

Glass was prominent in addressing [[banking]] and the establishment of the [[Federal Reserve]].<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/carter-glass Glass, Carter]. ''encylopedia.com''. Retrieved April 21, 2021.</ref>

==Virginia state politics==

==Virginia state politics==

Glass was elected to the Virginia legislature in 1899.<ref name="Carter Glass: The Most Significant Legislator in American Banking History">[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/03/30/carter-glass-the-most-significant-american-senator-in-banking-history/ Carter Glass: The Most Significant Legislator in American Banking History]. ''Fascinating Politics''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> Deeply racist, he was mostly responsible for the disenfranchisement of blacks in [[Virginia]] during the 1901–02 state constitutional convention through the use of [[poll tax]]es and [[literacy test]]s after the Southern Democrats took power.<ref>[https://roanoke.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-is-it-time-to-reappraise-carter-glass/article_bd04976a-1ff8-5256-a1df-e9ea41871e58.html Editorial: Is it time to reappraise Carter Glass?]. ''The Roanoke Times''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> The same convention also instituted [[progressive]] "reforms" aimed at targeting [[corporation]]s.<ref name="Carter Glass: The Most Significant Legislator in American Banking History"/>

Glass was elected to the Virginia legislature in 1899.<ref name="Carter Glass: The Most Significant Legislator in American Banking History">[https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/03/30/carter-glass-the-most-significant-american-senator-in-banking-history/ Carter Glass: The Most Significant Legislator in American Banking History]. ''Fascinating Politics''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> Glass was mostly responsible for the disenfranchisement of blacks in [[Virginia]] during the 1901–02 state constitutional convention through the use of [[poll tax]]es and [[literacy test]]s after the Southern Democrats took power.<ref>[https://roanoke.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-is-it-time-to-reappraise-carter-glass/article_bd04976a-1ff8-5256-a1df-e9ea41871e58.html Editorial: Is it time to reappraise Carter Glass?]. ''The Roanoke Times''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> The same convention also instituted [[progressive]] "reforms" aimed at targeting [[corporation]]s.<ref name="Carter Glass: The Most Significant Legislator in American Banking History"/>

While Glass would sometimes show respect for individual blacks he knew, he viewed down on them as not being equal to whites.<ref name="Carter Glass: The Most Significant Legislator in American Banking History"/>

While Glass would sometimes show respect for individual blacks he knew, he viewed down on them as not being equal to whites.<ref name="Carter Glass: The Most Significant Legislator in American Banking History"/>