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During the 1950s only white people could ride in the front half of the bus.African Americans were only allowed to ride on the back half of the bus. A woman named Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat for a white man. December 5, 1955, 40,000 black bus riders started to boycott bus riding.Black people made up 75% of bus riders in Montgomery. June 5, 1956 the Montgomery federal court ruled any law that racially segregated bus seating is no longer in effect.