Primary Sources

1880 Census Records: Estes Hairston

Superior Court Records May 11, 1881: Hairston and Lindsay Trial

Thanks to : Lauren Murphree -- Archivist — State Archives of North Carolina

Superior Court Records May 11, 1881: Hairston and Lindsay Trial - Transcript

Coroner's Report: Estes Hairston and Edward Lindsay

Thanks to : Lauren Murphree -- Archivist — State Archives of North Carolina

Transcript of the Coroner's Report - Thanks to Kaia Look

"Two Brutal Negroes Lynched" - New York Times, June 23, 1881

Lynching: How it is Done in North Carolina: Cincinnati Enquirer, June 23, 1881

Lynching: How it is Done in North Carolina: Chicago Daily Tribune, June 23, 1881

More Lynchings, Daily Observer

KKK - Goldsboro Standard - Courtesy Sarah Carrier - UNC Library

Winston Leader - Courtesy Sarah Carrier - UNC Library

Raleigh News and Observer - June 21, 1881 - Courtesy Sarah Carrier - UNC Library

Goldsboro Messenger - Courtesy Sarah Carrier - UNC Library

Chatham Record - Courtesy Sarah Carrier - UNC Library

Prosecutrix's father sells wife for five dollars, Winston Leader, December 12 1882