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Members of the Businessmen, a South Los Angeles gang from the 1950s and '60s, are now advocating against the pervasive crime and violence that their group helped to create. From left: John "Butch" Lemon, 62, Eddie Meador, 59, Carter Spikes, 61, Shane Stringer, 64, and Kevin Juju, 56.

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( Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times )

Members of the Businessmen, a South Los Angeles gang from the 1950s and '60s, are now advocating against the pervasive crime and violence that their group helped to create. From left: John "Butch" Lemon, 62, Eddie Meador, 59, Carter Spikes, 61, Shane Stringer, 64, and Kevin Juju, 56.

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