What Was The American Union Of South Africa In 1906

In 1906 the United Kingdom granted self-government to the Transvaal and in 1907 the Orange Free State. Representatives from Transvaal, Orange Free State, Natal, and Cape Colony met at the National Convention in 1908 and 1909. At the convention they created a new constitution for a united South Africa. The constitution was accepted by the British and on May 31, 1910 a union was established South Africa had finial achieved its independence. The unions first prime minister was Louis Botha. The new union of South Africa was not without its prejudices blacks were heavily discriminated against and could only vote in a few areas. The struggle for equal rights has now begun in 1909 black political parties came together to protest the segregation of