Harold T. Epps Sr.

Harold T. Epps Sr., a native of Asheville, N.C., obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1948 from the North Carolina College at Durham later named North Carolina Central University (NCCU).

During his time at NCCU he was active in campus life serving as senior class president, editor-in-chief of the Maroon and Gray yearbook and as a member of the Gamma Beta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, among other activities.

The suit was filed after both Epps and Glass applied to the law school but were denied admission.

He established a successful criminal law and civil rights practice where he played an important role in integrating the Asheville City School System.

In the fall of 1962, after stringent requests of Epps and his wife, their three children were granted enrollment into Claxton Elementary School.