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Even when he was in a gang, Lonza Harris Jr. says, his goal was to keep kids off the streets.
- Lonza C. Harris Jr. moved to Chicago from rural Arkansas as a kid
- He says he joined the Gangster Disciples as a teen
- He explains his role in a short-lived movement within the gang to try to help kids
- For more on Chicago gangs, watch Editor's note: Lonza "Batman" C. Harris Jr. joined the Gangster Disciples at age 17, and later became its legal and political coordinator. Today, Harris is immobilized as a result of ALS. His story is featured in "The Greens," a documentary he co-produced. The following is an edited transcript of Harris' story, as told to CNN over the phone. CNN cannot confirm all of his accounts. For more on Chicago's gang problem, watch