Who were the people that used the cotton gin?

The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, was primarily used by plantation owners and farmers in the Southern United States to process cotton more efficiently. This invention greatly increased the productivity of cotton harvesting, leading to the expansion of cotton plantations and the demand for enslaved labor to cultivate and harvest the crop. As a result, both enslaved individuals and free laborers were involved in the cotton production process. The cotton gin thus played a significant role in the agricultural economy and the social dynamics of the antebellum South.