Document: [Questions to be asked at an initiation ceremony] 1. –Do you belong to the White race? Ans. –I do. 2. –Did you ever marry any woman who did not, or does not, belong to the White race? Ans. –No. 3. –Do you promise never to marry any woman but one who belongs to the White race? Ans. –I do. 4. –Do you believe in the superiority of your race? Ans. –I do. 5. –Will you promise never to vote for any one, for any office of honor, profit or trust, who does not belong to your race? Ans. –I do.
7. –Are you opposed to allowing the control of the political affairs of this country to go, in whole or in part, into the hands of the negro or African race, and will you do everything in your power to prevent it? Ans. –Yes.
Source: “Ritual or Rules of Proceedings for the Initiation of Candidates” [Knights of the Golden Circle] June 4, 1868”
1. What do you believe was the intent of the author of the questions included in this document?