original_query: What is the Racial Integrity Act and what is its purpose?
query: What is the Virginia Racial Integrity Act and what was its purpose?
answer: The Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924 was a law that reinforced racial segregation by prohibiting interracial marriage and defining whiteness based on the absence of any non-Caucasian ancestry.  Its purpose was to maintain racial hierarchies and prevent the mixing of races.