NAACP hosts 66th annual Freedom Fund Banquet | PHOTOS

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582 of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted their 66th annual Freedom Fund Banquet at the CMCSS South Complex Saturday evening.

More than 125 people were in attendance for the event with the theme “Good Trouble Today for a Better Tomorrow.” The evening featured dinner, live music and the presentation of awards. The Guest speaker was the Rev. Angela Jones, pastor of Greenhill Church & Christian Outreach Ministries.

Rev. Dr. Angela Jones & Jimmie Garland at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Jimmie Garland recognizing All in the Family Catering at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Members of All in the Family Catering at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Clarksville City Councilwoman Wanda Smith, Mayor Joe Pitts, & First Lady Cynthia Pitts at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Kimberly Wiggins & O’ Neal Wiggins at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Members of the Clarksville Black History Month Committee at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Montgomery County Trustee, Kimberly Wiggins, at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Garland Family performing at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Garland Family performing at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Commissioner Walker Woodruff at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Merriel Bullock-Neal at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Herschel Bailey at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The band Harmony at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Women Veterans of America at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts and First Lady Cynthis Pitts at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Jesse Owens & Jimmie Garland at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Jesse Owens & Kimberly Wiggins at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Naomi Jerkins at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Two members of All in the Family Catering at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The group Harmony performing at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Rev. Dr. Angela Jones at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

NAACP President Jimmie Garland at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Montgomery County Trustee Kimberly Wiggins & NAACP President Jimmie Garland at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Branch #5582, NAACP 66th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on, Oct. 15, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

“Tonight, showed that the people in this community support the NAACP, and I hope it is because they know that the NAACP will support them,” said Jimmie Garland, president of the Clarksville Branch of the NAACP.

“We thank every person that bought a ticket, whether they came or not, because every dime you put into your local NAACP is a dime that will come back to you when it comes to advocacy.”