SOURCE C THE WHITE MANS/GOVERNMENT THE UNION AS THE LOST CAUSE WAS. LEAGUE WORSE SLAV THAN ERY. Κ.Κ. ThNast A cartoon published in an American magazine, October 1874.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2022). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [7] Level 6 Useful as evidence that there were people critical of the KKK
2. [6] Level 5 Useful because it is accurate – supported by contextual knowledge or cross-reference
3. [4-5] Level 4 Informed interpretation of what is in the cartoon (sub-messages) but not getting to big message of L6 e.g. the KKK was operating at the time, black Americans were being lynched.
4. [3] Level 3 Informed rejection OR It is useful because it is biased
5. [2] Level 2 Valid interpretation of cartoon but does not address usefulness
6. [1] Level 1 Answers based on misinterpretations of cartoon OR Answers based on provenance
7. [0] Level 0 No evidence submitted or response does not address the question