The Sins of our Fathers: Race, Religion, and the Rise of Trump

The Sins of our Fathers: Race, Religion, and the Rise of Trump (2025) is a documentary film directed by Joey Papa.

When a devout Evangelical and staunch Republican has a life-altering encounter in an overlooked inner-city neighborhood, he begins to unravel the insidious political playbook that weaponized white Christian loyalty — and confronts the haunting truth that America's moral crisis traces back to its original sin.

Cast

Ann Caldwell

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Herb Frazier

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Coach Edward Jones

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Eric Manning

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Bernard E. Powers Jr.

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Matthew Pridgen

Narrator

Delonza ‘Flip’ Simmons

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John Tecklenburg

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Albert Waiters

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Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

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Brother Dallas Wilson

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