Voices of Resistance: Defying Chains Across Colonial American and United States History 1. **Jupiter Hammon (1711–before 1806):** Early African American writer using poetry to address slavery's contradictions. 2. **Stono Rebellion (1739):** Early large-scale uprising in South Carolina, challenging the institution of slavery. 3. **New York Conspiracy of 1741:** Alleged plot involving enslaved individuals and poor whites against the backdrop of colonial New York. 4. **Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753–178