YIVO Online Exhibitions

Plymouth Rock 1949

Title

Plymouth Rock 1949

Date

1949

Subject

Radio
Holocaust Survivors
Immigration Quotas

Description

CCDP (Citizens Committee on Displaced Persons) radio program "Plymouth Rock 1949," written by Paul Tripp, produced by Ted Hudis,  and broadcast  on WNYC. It features a banjo-strumming/singing Uncle Sam (Ray Middleton) who presents a musical argument for opening the doors of America to increased numbers of refugees and points to analogies between them and pilgrims who came on the Mayflower.

Creator

Plymouth Rock Radio

Source

Max and Frieda Weinstein Archive of YIVO Sound Recordings

Publisher

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Format

MP3

Language

English

Type

Radio Broadcast

Identifier

YIVO RG 130 43.01

Rights

YIVO owns the compilation of content that is posted on this website, which consists of text, images, and/or audio, and video. However, YIVO does not necessarily own each component of the compilation. Some content is in the public domain and some content is protected by third party rights. It is the user's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in YIVO websites.

The materials on this web site may be used for personal, research and educational purposes only. Publication (including posting on the Internet and online exhibitions) or any other use without prior authorization is prohibited. Please visit https://www.yivo.org/Rights-Reproductions for more information about use of materials from this website.

YIVO has employed due diligence in seeking to identify copyright holders of the materials in this compilation. We invite any copyright owners who are not properly identified to contact us at yivomail@yivo.cjh.org.

Citation

Plymouth Rock Radio, “Plymouth Rock 1949,” YIVO Online Exhibitions, accessed March 29, 2024, https://immigrationusa.yivo.org/items/show/6397.
Submit a transcription, translation or additional information on the song or the performer