John A. Gregg was born February 18, 1877, in Eureka, Kansas. This bishop of the A.M.E. Church served as a minister in Kansas, Missouri, and South Africa. He also served as president of Edward Waters College in Florida, Wilberforce University in Ohio, and Bethel Institute in Cape Town, South Africa. Although Gregg was elected the first Black president of Howard University, he declined to serve. kshs.org