The president’s iconic beard was a product of the anxious new realities of the photographic age.

On Oct. 15, 1860 - 153 years ago today &mdash 11-year-old Grace Bedell wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting he grow a beard for the presidential election. Bedell said in her letter that ...

Abraham Lincoln did not grow his beard until after ... say there’s a continuing bias against bearded applicants. When no-beard policies fall most heavily on Black and Hispanic men, they are ...