About Edgar Amos Love
Lived 1891 – 1974 (aged 82). Edgar Amos Love was an American christian minister.
Edgar Amos Love (September 10, 1891 – May 1, 1974) was an American bishop with the Methodist Episcopal and a civil rights spokesman. He is also noted as a founder of Omega Psi Phi, the first international fraternity founded at an HBCU.
Early life
Edgar Amos Love was born in the Carter's Methodist Church parsonage in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University in 1913.
In 1916, Love received a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the Howard University School of Religion.
He worked with Mary McLeod Bethune who joined the Methodist Federation for Social Services from 1940 to 1944. He was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Baltimore.
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Who was Edgar Amos Love?
Founded Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
When was Edgar Amos Love born?
Edgar Amos Love was born on 10 September 1891 in Harrisonburg.
When did Edgar Amos Love die?
Edgar Amos Love died on 1 May 1974.
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Edgar Amos Love was a christian minister.
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Edgar Amos Love was American.
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