( CNN ) -- For Anthony Williams , being black in America means being a suspect . Anthony Williams says he feels like he 's always a suspect to police . The 39-year-old former Marine said he 's never had any trouble with the law , other than a few traffic violations , and leads a middle-class life in the Atlanta , Georgia , area . But the AT & T customer care representative said he still gets nervous when he hears that police are looking for a 6-foot-tall black man , `` because I know I fit that description . '' `` I worry I will get pulled over and some police officer decides to shoot first and ask questions later , '' Williams wrote . Police recently questioned him in his own driveway after getting complaints that a man was walking in neighbors ' yards , Williams said . iReport.com : Tell us what you thought of `` Black in America . '' `` You never know what to expect when you get pulled over by police , and that 's how it is when you 're black , '' he said . Vince Priester of Lithonia , Georgia , said the documentary was `` intriguing and moving '' and showed that `` with all the change we 've made as a society , things really have n't changed '' for black people . `` You have to tone yourself down when you 're around white people , '' he said . `` There 's nervousness from white women when I share an elevator with them ; they put their hand on their pocketbook . '' `` You have to almost change yourself , dilute yourself , to live in a white society , '' he said . iReport.com : Vince Priester describes being black in America . We asked iReport.com writers and readers to share their reaction to part one of the four-hour documentary `` Black in America . '' Dozens of people have responded in the hours since the show ended . Ayana Gooden , a 34-year-old artist , musician and Web designer in New York , said that she enjoyed the show but that it missed one question : Why ? `` To look at how things are in the present , you really have to look at the past , '' she said . Slavery and segregation have left deep scars that take generations to heal . She said her own parents could n't vote without harassment for a third of their lives . Sonya Freeman of Brooklyn , New York , said the black community is still struggling under white oppression . `` The whole single mom thing and people not being married ... back in the day , especially during slavery time , black people were n't allowed to be married , '' she said . She said her grandfather was n't allowed to go to school past the sixth grade . `` It 's not just bad decision-making . It was a whole set of values that were not learned , so they ca n't be passed down , '' she said . Nicole Adams of the Bronx , New York , said that she enjoyed the show but that there were too many issues to cover in just four hours . `` How do you speak about black women and not talk about depression , which is a battle that many women , including myself , face every day ? '' she asked . Adams also questioned the emphasis on two-parent families , saying that `` the character of the people in the household and not the number was the real determining factor . '' The 37-year-old grew up with a mom and a dad but said their relationship was dysfunctional . `` I did n't have a model of a healthy relationship , so I did n't know how to participate productively in a relationship , '' she said . `` I fought so hard not to be like my mom .. that I sabotaged my own relationship . ''
`` Black in America '' provokes strong reaction from iReporters . Anthony Williams says he knows he `` fits the description '' Ayana Gooden says she wished special focused more on past . Share your thoughts on Part 2 on iReport.com .