‘A Hanging Tree Down the Road for Ni—ers’: Hot August Nights Organizers Revoke Access to White Festivalgoers Who Taunted the Only Black Man In Sight During Racist Confrontation

Hot August Nights, the annual classic car and rock ‘n’ roll event in Reno and Virginia City, Nevada, announced that it had revoked the registrations of several participants after an explosive incident in which a Black man was confronted with racial slurs by a group of cranky old white men. Hot August Nights issued a statement confirming that it has identified those involved in the video and revoked their event registrations. The organization clarified that no Hot August Nights representatives, volunteers, or staff were featured in the video; the individuals wearing badges were merely participants. White man caught on video taunting Black man at Hot August Nights in Virginia City, Nevada. (Photo: TikTok/unclerickyd1) None of the white people involved have been publicly identified by authorities, but social media sleuths called out a family in Virginia City, but there was no official confirmation. The TikTok video in question was filmed at the FireHouse Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada. The Storey County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene on Aug. 2, but no arrests were made. Following an investigation, the case has since been forwarded to the District Attorney’s office for potential charges. The middle-aged Black man who filmed the incident, known...