De Bow's Review was a widely-circulated magazine[1][page needed] of "agricultural, commercial, and industrial progress and resource" in the American South during the mid-19th century, from 1846 to 1884.

[1][full citation needed] Prior to the American Civil War (1861–1865), the journal contained everything from agricultural reports, statistical data, and economic analysis to literature, political opinion, and commentary.

[1][full citation needed] It defended slavery in response to Abolitionism, published an article in the 1850s that urged the South to resume the African slave trade, and advocated Southern nationalism as the Civil War approached.

[1][full citation needed] After the war, the magazine resumed publication on commercial, political, and cultural topics; urged acceptance of the Reconstruction program of the Union under President Andrew Johnson;[1] and even printed articles from former abolitionists.

DeBow's Review was known for several famous historical figures, both esteemed and controversial, who published material in the magazine: Other contributors from 1847 to 1867 included R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Q.