Thanks for the recommendation,  Jim. I just read some reviews. I got the impression that his big interest is a sort of theoretical assessment?  

It's encouraging that more such books are coming out recently. Another is 
"White Rage," by Carol Anderson, which does quite a good job charting the disparate governmental policies towards Blacks and Whites, paying particular attention to housing and education, from reconstruction to the present. It offers a generous helping of unhappy information. 
Thanks again.