Jeffrey Webb

Jeffrey Webb holds an MFA in creative writing from West Virginia Wesleyan College. He has written nonfiction for such places as Teaching Tolerance, Appalachian History, and the West Virginia Encyclopedia, and he has written fiction for the Pikeville Review, Red Mud Review, and the Charleston Anvil. You can follow him on Twitter @jmwebbwriter.

Children walk along the tracks in what remains of their community along Buffalo Creek on Feb. 27, 1972.

Politics & History

The Tragedy at Buffalo Creek

The historic Buffalo Creek flood tore through a region often exploited by industry—and stereotyped by outsiders.

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Arts & Culture

Doing Math with Intellectual Humility

Math class is an opportunity to teach students both how to use conjecture to arrive at knowledge and how to learn from the logic of peers.

Arts & Culture

Willie Mae Thornton Deserves Your Full Attention

In a meditative new biography, DJ and scholar Lynnée Denise examines the mysteries and trials in the life of the legendary performer.

Politics & History

The Fourteenth Amendment: Annotated

Adopted in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution addresses citizenship rights, due process, and equal protection under the law.

Education & Society

Class Production

A collection of high school yearbooks from Cleveland captures the rise, fall, and uncertain future of the American middle class.

Education & Society

Intellectual Humility: Foundations and Key Concepts

Research about intellectual humility has exploded in the past decade. Psychologist Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso offers an annotated bibliography of key texts.

Jeffrey Webb

The Tragedy at Buffalo Creek

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