noun, plural altocumulus. Meteorology. 1. a cloud of a class characterized by globular masses or rolls in layers or patches, the individual elements being larger and darker than those of cirrocumulus and smaller than those of stratocumulus: of medium altitude, about 8000â20,000 feet (2450â6100 meters). Origin of altocumulus Expand. 1890-1895.
At the time, bus drivers were allowed to carry guns in order to enforce the segregation laws. By refusing to give up her seat, Rosa Parks might have been grabbed or beaten. Instead, on this particular day, Blake the bus driver just stood outside the bus and waited for the police to arrive. As they waited for the police to arrive, many of the other passengers got off the bus.
Rosa Parks: It was, I think it was the individual drivers because some drivers didn't do that. They regarded us, even with segregation, it was uh, they didn't bother you, you just got on the bus, paid your fare and find your place where you could sit or stand.