1 Cover with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. 2  Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour, or until meat is tender but not quite falling off the bone. 3  Remove from heat, and drain. 4  While the ribs are simmering, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. 5  Cook the onion and garlic until the onion softens. Pour into the saucepan, and season with salt and pepper. 2  Bring to a boil then remove from heat. 3  Place the cooked ribs in a roasting pan and mix with the sauce. 4  Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to overnight. 5  Preheat barbecue for medium-high heat. 6  Brush the grill hotplate with oil.
In early 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. and SCLC decided to make Selma, located in Dallas County, Alabama, the focus of a voter registration campaign.
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude..arch 7, 1965 The Selma-to-Montgomery March for African American voting rights began on March 7, 1965. On the outskirts of Selma the marchers, in plain sight of photographers and journalists, were brutally assaulted by heavily armed state troopers and deputies.