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The iconic Kodak Tower is seen down Frankfurt St. in the Lyell Otis Neighborhood of Rochester, N.Y. The Eastman Kodak Company was one of the four major companies that set up Rochester for its moniker, “America’s First Boom Town.” Kodak’s infamous story of missing the opportunity to develop digital cameras set up the fall-out of the company and then its home city. In 2012, Kodak declared bankruptcy. Although Kodak brought in large profits for the city and was very generous to their employees, their legacy is tainted by racism. According to The Atlantic, “In 1939, a commission of the New York legislature called out Kodak, with a payroll of 16,351, for employing just one Black person, as a porter.”