This scholarly and authoritative study meticulously charts the powerful separatist movement in Natal, South Africa, from 1909 to 1961. P.S. Thompson delivers a deeply researched account of the Natalians who fiercely resisted the Union of South Africa and the later formation of the Republic. Exploring this neglected yet essential chapter in the country’s political evolution, the book reveals the forces driving the “Natalians First” sentiment and the struggle for regional autonomy.