The Western Post was the first African American newspaper published in the U.S. state of Nebraska.
[3] Though small in number, Hastings had a distinct black community; over time, it developed separate white and black churches, recreation areas, and boy scouting organizations.
[6] Upon its release, the Omaha Bee commented that it was "diminutive" in nature, but ultimately appeared to be a "creditably edited sheet", particularly noting that its primary editor, Newsom, was a manual laborer by day.
[7] The Colored Radical of Leavenworth, Kansas, called it "quite spicy", and hoped that the editor would meet with other liberal journalists to make it "a power for good".
[8] The paper folded in May 1877 when Newsom left to work on the Freedom's Journal in Brookfield, Missouri.