Gabrielle Martin, daughter of Dubuque native and Tuskegee Airman Robert L. Martin, delivers the keynote speech during the 32nd Annual NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet at Best Western Plus Dubuque Hotel & Conference Center on Sunday. Fundraising efforts are ongoing to build a memorial for Robert L. Martin at Dubuque Regional Airport. PHOTO CREDIT: By ELIZABETH KELSEY

Anthony Allen, president of the Dubuque branch of the NAACP, speaks during the 32nd annual NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet at Best Western Plus Dubuque Hotel & Conference Center on Sunday. PHOTO CREDIT: By ELIZABETH KELSEY