Commonly referred to as a Renaissance Man, W. E. B. Du Bois is revered today as an intellectual sociologist who contributed much knowledge to the greater understanding of African Americans in the twentieth century . Although Dr. Du Bois desired to hold a position of leadership during the movement of a large concentration of cheerful blacks to Harlem, New York, in search of a liberating environment, he was refused such a role because of his Victorian-style ways. which were obsolete for the "New Negro". Harlem, New York saw a young, vibrant new era that ushered in thriving black communities that found prosperity in both the pre- and post-World War I atmosphere. Home to more than 100,000 African Americans, Harlem saw a surge in black culture that included a revitalized approach to American literature and redefined the sense of creativity over the fine arts (Kennedy et al. 741). It was the 1920 U.S. Census that revealed that more Americans lived in cities than in rural towns, which was significant because it was the first time in the young nation's history that urban areas proved more populated than previously inhabited bucolic areas. More specifically, previously mechanized cities attracted Southerners, particularly those of African American descent, to the Northeastern and Midwestern sections of the United States. Historians collectively refer to the movement of these peoples to the industrial North as the Great Migration which embodies the idea that blacks were the new source of labor fueling the bustling metropolises that were once occupied by European immigrants. This mass movement of African Americans to generally specific areas dramatically increased the concentration of this paper center......European, or Asian (Foner 268). While not a significant figure in the Harlem Renaissance, his contribution to the human race should not be overlooked: both The Crisis and The Souls of Black Folk have gone a long way in the education of all men and continue to do so today nearly a hundred from years ago. years later. The Harlem Renaissance was a period of great creative independence that sought to bring the same prosperity experienced by white Americans in the Roaring Twenties to generally dominated black Americans. While such an era seems to be the perfect place for a civil rights activist, this proved fallacious as Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois relentlessly immersed himself in the movement so that his ideas could be taken to heart. Unfortunately they never were and the scholar Du Bois was forced to find other passages that enhanced his wisdom.