Edward Michael Keating facts for kids

Edward Michael Keating, Sr. (1925–2003) was an American newspaper publisher, writer, and lawyer. He was known for starting Ramparts, a magazine that was published from 1962 to 1975. This magazine began as a Catholic literary journal. It later became an important voice for the Civil Rights Movement, which fought for equal rights for all people. It also supported the anti-war movement and the New Left movement, which pushed for big changes in society.

Edward Keating's Early Life

Edward Michael Keating, Sr. was born on April 17, 1925, in New Jersey. When he was a teenager in 1940, his family moved to Menlo Park, California. During World War II, Keating served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Ocean.

After the war, he went to Stanford Law School and finished his studies in 1950. He married Helen English, who also studied at Stanford. Keating was raised as a Protestant but became a Roman Catholic in 1954.

Edward Keating's Career and Activism

After law school, Keating worked as a lawyer for four years. He focused on real estate. Then, he taught English at Santa Clara University for one year.

In 1962, Keating started Ramparts magazine. It began as a Catholic literary magazine published every three months from Menlo Park. Keating paid for the magazine himself. It grew very popular, reaching 400,000 readers.

Ramparts published important stories. For example, it wrote about the murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi. In 1967, the magazine revealed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was secretly funding the National Student Association. Famous writers like Susan Sontag and Seymour Hersh wrote for Ramparts.

In 1965, Keating left the Catholic Church and became agnostic. That same year, he wrote a book called The Scandal of Silence. This book was about the Catholic Church during World War II.

On December 12, 1966, Keating helped Eldridge Cleaver get released from Folsom State Prison. Cleaver then became a writer for Ramparts. Keating left Ramparts in 1967. He then ran for a seat in the United States Congress for California's 11th District. However, he did not win the election.

After his political campaign, Keating wrote several books and stories. He also worked as a lawyer for Huey P. Newton, a leader of the Black Panthers Party. In 1971, Keating published a book called Free Huey!. In March 2003, he gave his documents about the Black Panthers from the 1960s to Stanford University.

Edward Keating's Later Life and Death

Edward Keating died on April 2, 2003. He passed away from pneumonia at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California. At the time, he was living in Mountain View, California. He had six children who survived him.

See also

• Pacific Counseling Service
• List of underground newspapers of the 1960s counterculture