Jazz legend broke racial barriers

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— May 10, 2010 —
Lena Horne, an American Jazz singer and actress, has died in New York at the age of 92.

She broke down barriers during the years of racial segregation in the US, and used her celebrity to bring attention to the civil rights movement.

Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett looks back at the life of the actress who elevated the image of the African American woman in Hollywood from supporting to starring roles.