In the North, housing for all the new arrivals was difficult. It became very difficult to buy housing and apartments were overcrowded and very unsanitary. Neighborhoods were also becoming single-race zones. In addition to living conditions, with all the new workers moving into cities, competition for jobs has skyrocketed. However, not all changes were bad: without the Great Migration, our country would be completely different today. Due to neighborhood segregation, the Harlem Renaissance was born, a literary movement composed of African-Americans from segregated areas. Additionally, African Americans were able to receive better education, which better equipped them to access higher-paying jobs. Finally, they created a more culturally diverse society, which ultimately led to gender equality.