St Pauls Carnival 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807. Carnival returned in 2007 improving its diversity and popularity, with a reported 70,000 people attending in 2008. In 2018 the festival had the support of Arts Council England and Bristol City Council. Records of the St Paul's Afrikan-Caribbean Carnival and Arts Association, including administrative and financial records, marketing material, posters and photographs dating from 1970s-2007, are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. 43739) (online catalogue). St Pauls Carnival St Pauls Carnival is an annual African Caribbean carnival held, usually on the first Saturday of July, in St Pauls, Bristol. The
The Fairground Park Riot The Fairground Park Riot The Fairground Park Riot was a race riot that broke out on June 21, 1949 at a newly integrated public swimming pool. The Fairground Pool, in St. Louis Missouri, was one of the largest pools in the American Midwest measuring 440 feet. The pool was able to hold from 10,000 to 12,000 swimmers at a time. During this time period much of the country was suffering from segregation. Missouri was among one of the states that was still segregated. Pickets had been put up at the Fairground Park to protest the segregation of pools. At the