Howard University Edgar Amos Love (September 10, 1891 – May 1, 1974) was an American bishop with the Methodist Episcopal and a civil rights spokesman.
[5][6] Edgar Amos Love was born in the Carter's Methodist Church parsonage in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
[1][6] His mother, Susie Love (née Carr), was also a licensed minister and the first woman to graduate from Morgan College.
[3][1] While at Howard, Love and two other students, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman, established Omega Psi Phi Fraternity on November 17, 1911.
Love was a charter member for Howard's Alpha chapter on December 15, 1911, and served as its first Grand Basileus (president).
[1] During World War I, Love spent fourteen months overseas, serving as a chaplain in for the 368 Infantry of United States Army in France.
[3][8] Upon honorable discharge, he became a professor of history and Bible at Morgan College for two years, also serving as the school's athletic director and the academy's principal.
[1][3] During the 1950s, Love helped with voter registration drives and was involved in desegregation efforts, including officiating for interracial marriages.