In addition to detailed synopses of films, plays, and novels, Slide chronicles multiple aspects of the making of Dixon's films, including financing, casting, promotion, and reception. Slide also provides context that gives the reader a more nuanced understanding of the world in which Dixon wrote.
"In addition to detailed synopses of films, plays, and novels, Slide chronicles multiple aspects of the making of Dixon's films, including financing, casting, promotion, and reception. Slide also provides context that gives the reader a more nuanced understanding of the world in which Dixon wrote." — American Literature
"The most comprehensive account available of Dixon's relationship with motion pictures.... A timely reminder that the use of cinema to depict history or to openly express political views has a long and controversial legacy." — Bowling Green Daily News
"Slide writes in an easily readable style.... He seems to have warmed to his subject, yet he doesn't overstress Dixon's virtues or downplay his shortcomings." — Charlotte Observer
"A compelling, overlooked subject.... This book will be welcomed by scholars of race and silent cinema and by anyone interested in the intersection of politics and film." — Cineaste
"Students in film studies, American Literature, ethnic studies, and southern studies will find value in Slide's book." — Journal of American History
"It's a fascinating, renegade life, and Slide tells up as much of it as we are likely to know." — Palm Beach Post
"Slide has long had a reputation as one of the most productive and knowledgeable film historians outside the academy. American Racist, with its authoritative research and incisive commentary, will only affirm that standing." — Matthew H. Bernstein, Film Quarterly
