[3] Her parents' role in the civil rights movement impressed on her the importance of political engagement, and instilled values that still influence her research and discussion.
[4] Political involvement and activism were ideals in Sheryll Cashin's family, leading her to pursue racial issues including segregation and inequality.
At the start of the civil rights movement in early 1962, Cashin's mother Joan was arrested in a sit-in protest at a lunch counter, while holding the four month old Sheryll.
[7] While working in the Clinton White House, Cashin served as an advisor on urban and economic policy, particularly concerning community development in inner city neighborhoods.
"[9] The Agitator's Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family covers the arc of U.S. relations from slavery through the post-civil rights era.